Haiku by Meredith Ackroyd, Melissa Dennison, Soumya Mukherjee, and Jo Balistreri In Gratitude Thanks to this week's tip jar contributors! Nancy Brady Bipasha Majumder (De) Betsy Hearne Ann Sullivan And thanks to Jennifer Gurney for this week's editorial efforts! heat lightning the buzz of a grass
Haiku by Kathleen McAllen, Lori Kiefer, Neha Singh Soni, and Nitu Yumnam mornings with grandma toasted triangles slathered with apricot jam Kathleen McAllen Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA watermelon seeds scattered on the sand — a planetarium Lori Kiefer London, United Kingdom June breeze a farmer bathes his old cow Neha Singh Soni
Haiku by Wendy Cobourne, Rebecca Upjohn, Kim Klugh, Fatma Zohra Habis, and Kathryn P. Haydon listening to my inner voice pink conch shell Wendy Cobourne Homestead, Florida, USA blue lip girls refusing to give up the lake Rebecca Upjohn Harrisville, New Hampshire, USA sea shells sorting out her brokenness Kim
Haiku by Arvinder Kaur, Lori Kiefer, Lara Payne, Wendy Cobourne, and Mona Bedi evening drizzle the road home fragrant with grandma’s stories Arvinder Kaur Chandigarh, India night waves — our footprints lit by stars Lori Kiefer London, United Kingdom aligned to the Milky Way our tent fills with birdsong we
Haiku by Rupa Anand, Sangita Kalarickal, Ann Sullivan, Rebecca Upjohn, and Victoria Hat garden umbrellas shading tomatoes Rupa Anand New Delhi, India 9 pm sun tomato leaf fragrance on my secateurs Sangita Kalarickal Minnesota, USA dog days... waiting for the heirlooms to ripen Ann Sullivan Arlington, Massachusetts, USA garden bounty,
Haiku by Lisa Billa, Victoria Hat, Cynthia Anderson, Violet Avery Hall, and Petra Schmidt barefoot race across sun-baked sand fleeting afternoons Lisa Billa San Jose, California, USA beads of sweat roll out sparrows chatter in the shade cool grass on bare feet Victoria Hat Lehighton, Pennsylvania, USA happy-go-
Haiku by Mona Bedi, Paula Sears, Nancy Orr, Korie Beth Brown, and Deborah A. Bennett first drizzle the blind man and I talk about petrichor Mona Bedi Delhi, India heirloom tomato sandwiches in our picnic basket . . . setting sun Paula Sears Exeter, New Hampshire, USA the plop of a kingfisher another
Haiku by Bonnie J. Scherer, Lori Kiefer, Vandana Parashar, Ann Sullivan, and Sandra Simpson milk cows grazing the heat Bonnie J. Scherer Palmer, Alaska, USA coach window— small hands waving at the sheep Lori Kiefer London, United Kingdom seasonal rain the farmer’s wife expecting Vandana Parashar Panchkula, Haryana, India
Haiku by C.X. Turner, Alanna C. Burke, Kelly Westhoff, Lisa Billa, and Julie Ann Espinoza elderflower cordial a cloud passing through the jar C.X. Turner United Kingdom a white blossom rises from the apache plume butterfly Alanna C. Burke Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA her poufy white dress
Haiga by Miluše Míčková, Dinah Power, Joanna Ashwell, Marianne Paul, Claire Vogel Camargo, and C. Oulens In Gratitude First, my apologies for failing to acknowledge any contributors or guest editors last Sunday! I have been under the weather and was totally out of it last weekend. – Allyson Thanks to the
Haiga by Stephanie Zepherelli, Joanna Ashwell, Agnes Eva Savich, Maria Tosti, and Dinah Power shimmering sun cats and clouds in dreamtime Stephanie Zepherelli Hawai’i, USA watching you leave the blue of the sky suddenly clouds Joanna Ashwell United Kingdom the flutter of bird wings… twitching ears Agnes Eva Savich
Haiga by Kimberly Kuchar and C. X. Turner, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Mariya Gusev, Marietta McGregor, Urszula Marciniak after laughter chain links Poem: C. X. Turner Photo: Kimberly Kuchar cooling effect . . . the jingle-jangle tune of an ice cream truck Valentina Ranaldi-Adams our rented beach house each year on a