Haiku by Sheza T., Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, Melissa Dennison, and C. Jean Downer hot haze with each blink black petunias Sheza T. Pakistan hot sand — a toddler's flip flops in the surf Vaishnavi Ramaswamy Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India heatwave sun baked cotton swishes on the line Melissa Dennison Bradford,
Haiku by Cyndi Lloyd, Janet Ruth, and Wendy Cobourne morning qigong a duck stretches its leg backwards Cyndi Lloyd Riverton, Utah, USA buzz of fig beetles all peaches beyond the reach of my ladder Janet Ruth Corrales, New Mexico, USA heat lightning the mango grove drenched in tree frog song
Haiku by Mona Bedi, Patricia Haddock, and Nicoletta Ignatti the sweetness of fallen mangoes childhood again Mona Bedi Delhi, India bougainvilleas— holding up a rickety fence Patricia Haddock San Francisco, California, USA retirement home - sunflowers bowing their heads Nicoletta Ignatti Castellana Grotte (BA), Italy Editor Bio: Samantha Pardo Irigoyen (she/
Haiku by Eavonka Ettinger, Nancy Brady, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Kelly Sargent, and Julie Ann Espinoza In Gratitude Thanks to the following people who contributed to the tip jar over the last two weeks: Anonymous Vaishnavi Ramaswamy Marjorie Pezzoli Belinda Behne Kimberly Kuchar Thanks also to Adele Evershed for serving as
Haiku by Svetla Mirova, Wilda Morris, Nancy Orr, and Charlotte Hrenchuk cutting loose all strings warm sea breeze Svetla Mirova Carshalton, UK between your door and mine a bed of forget-me-nots Wilda Morris Bolingbrook, Illinois, USA cattails tangled with dewy webs early sun Nancy Orr Lewiston, Maine, USA
Haiku by Joan C Fingon, Janet Ruth, Sherry Reniker, Paula Sears, and Marilyn Humbert misty morning stretching its wings a gray heron Joan C Fingon Ventura, California, USA sun salutations rufous hummingbird's elliptical swoops Janet Ruth Corrales, New Mexico, USA wild cherry picnic— the nests of rose-breasted
Haiku by Petra Schmidt, Charlotte Hrenchuk, Sally Biggar, Janet Ruth, and Rebeca Thomas dawn prayer where the gulls sing with the waves Petra Schmidt Catonsville, Maryland, USA and Koblenz, Germany morning coffee buzzzz of dragonflies Charlotte Hrenchuk Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada heat haze the buzzzzzzz of dog-day cicadas Sally Biggar
Haiku by Mary McCormack, Kelly Sargent, Barbara Grueger, Wilda Morris, and Lillian Nakamura Maguire mountain path poppies for miles and miles Mary McCormack red tulips against his cheek a garden gnome’s grin Kelly Sargent Williston, Vermont, USA fireweed is burning in hot pink a grey day illuminated Barbara Grueger
Haiku by Barrie Levine, Belinda Behne, Jo Balistreri, Ann Sullivan, and Betsy Hearne backyard treehouse . . . falling asleep to the silence of stars Barrie Levine Wenham, Massachusetts, USA skinny-dipping in the dark velvet lake Belinda Behne Clinton, Connecticut, USA those long July nights in grandpa's rhubarb patch jam
Haiku by Lillian Nakamura Maguire, Caroline Ridley-Duff, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Belinda Behne, and Louise Hopewell Making daisychains - even the dog becomes a princess Caroline Ridley-Duff Yorkshire, England today's dress code a wide-brimmed hat and sunblock Valentina Ranaldi-Adams Fairlawn, Ohio, USA braiding clover in each
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