The Water Trail
Haiku by Neena Singh, Millicent Bee, Adele Evershed, Louise Hopewell, and Hifsa Ashraf
sunlit pond
a kingfisher's dive
ripples light
Neena Singh
Chandigarh, Union Territory, India
still canoe
the only water trail
from your fingers
Millicent Bee
Richmond, Virginia, USA
my beach towel
salt stiffened
with yesterdays
Adele Evershed
Wilton, Connecticut, USA
retreating lake
the jetty ladder descends
into mud cracks
Louise Hopewell
Melbourne, Australia
mountain stream
the minnows jump
into sunlight
Hifsa Ashraf
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
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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