Color Samples
Haiku by Isabella Mori, Paula Sears, Ann Sullivan, Bonnie J Scherer, and Julie Bloss Kelsey
grandpa’s funeral
the temple door opens
to wild roses
Isabella Mori
Coast Salish / Vancouver
morning fog burning off a blaze of marigolds
Paula Sears
Exeter, NH, USA
white turbines
cutting the wind
a herring gull's call
Ann Sullivan
Arlington, MA, USA
moonlight orangery
the blush
in her cheeks
Bonnie J Scherer
Palmer, AK, USA
sunlight
reflecting on mother’s collection
of cobalt glass
Julie Bloss Kelsey
Germantown, MD
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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