A Day by the Sea
Haiku by Barbara Sabol, Adele Evershed, Jennifer Gurney, Lorraine A Padden, and Jessica Allyson
beauty
in what's broken—
wave-washed glass
Barbara Sabol
Akron, OH, USA
sun block
she covers up
the tattoo of her ex
Adele Evershed
Wilton, CT, USA
waves wash
my footprints away
clean slate
Jennifer Gurney
Broomfield, CO, USA
swap meet
seagulls drop and catch
the same orange peel
Lorraine A Padden
San Diego, CA, USA
dancing done
fading lady’s-slippers
along the boardwalk
Jessica Allyson
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Editor Bio: Barrie Levine discovered her identity as a haiku poet after retiring from a decades long career as a divorce lawyer and mediator in Massachusetts. She devotes a great deal of time to learning, writing, attending workshops, and serving as an HSA mentor. Barrie published a print edition of 127 haiku in 2022 entitled Cotton Moon.
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