Garden Grazing

Haiku by Millicent Bee, Julie Bloss Kelsey, Kimberly Kuchar, Kathryn P. Haydon, and Cynthia Anderson

campfire
I give my marshmallow
a half turn

Millicent Bee
Richmond, Virginia, USA 

roadside souvenirs—
our upper lips smeared
with Ozarkland fudge

Julie Bloss Kelsey
Germantown, Maryland, USA

Independence Day
how far can we spit
watermelon seeds?

Kimberly Kuchar
Austin, Texas, USA

local harvest
bumblebees
in the zinnias

Kathryn P. Haydon
Chicagoland, Illinois, USA 

garden grazing
the pea pods
in my pocket

Cynthia Anderson
Yucca Valley, California, USA

Editor Bio: C.X. Turner is a UK poet and writer whose debut collection, evergreen, is available from Alba Publishing. They co-edit the Wales Haiku Journal. Find them on Instagram at @love.rpoetic. 

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