A Summer Bouquet
Haiku by Laurie Kuntz, Jahnavi Gogoi, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Nancy Orr, and Boryana Boteva
The marigold sways
and the mountain shines
a steel gray strength.
Laurie Kuntz
https://lauriekuntz.myportfolio.com/home-1
i say yes when
i want to say no
purple dahlia
Jahnavi Gogoi
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
red geraniums
a coat of fresh paint
for the old barn
Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
Fairlawn, OH, USA
sweet fragrance
the promised
rose garden
Nancy Orr
Lewiston, ME, USA
poppies
among wheat
scattered rubies
Boryana Boteva
Sofia, Bulgaria
Editor Bio: Allyson Whipple is the founding editor of Haiku Girl Summer. She is the St. Louis featured poet for the 2025 Route 66 Poetry Festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico June 6-8.
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