Things Left in the Grass
Haiku by Wilda Morris, Julie Ann Espinoza, Kathryn P. Haydon, Suzanne Leaf-Brock, and Christa Pandey
the meadow full
of sunburst coreopsis
a bluebird's swoop
Wilda Morris
Bolingbrook, Illinois, USA
inside the curve
of an apricot mallow cup
the rightsized bee
Julie Ann Espinoza
Los Angeles, California, USA
sultry afternoon
swallowtail wings
the only breeze
Kathryn P. Haydon
Chicagoland, Illinois, USA
deepening humidity
a hummingbird lingers
in the zinnias
Suzanne Leaf-Brock
Ames, Iowa, USA
lacy lettuce leaves
cabbage looper’s
cunning artistry
Christa Pandey
Austin, Texas, 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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