Avian Antics

Haiku by Rupa Anand, Sharon Ferrante, and Anju Kishore

Avian Antics
Photo by Phil Botha on Unsplash

at the end
of an open hose pipe
naked mynahs

Rupa Anand
New Delhi, India
Instagram @
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Facebook: Rupa Anand


slow beach walk
a gull with a chip bag
following me

Sharon Ferrante
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA


mango blossoms
the tang of gran's pickle
in the koel's song

Anju Kishore
Bengaluru, India


Editor Bio: Kathryn P. Haydon is the poet-in-residence at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods, IL. Her haiku and poetry have been published in journals including The Heron’s Nest, Mayfly, Acorn, Modern Haiku, Wales Haiku Journal, Presence, humana obscura, and others. Kathryn’s seventh book, A Love Letter to Deep Souls, is currently being released serially on her Deep Soul Strengths Substack.


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