Cool Me Down
Haiku by wayward words, Nancy Brady, Korie Beth Brown, and Patricia Carragon
clink of ice
coriander and lemon
dance in a glass
wayward words
Tavistock, UK
flip flops and cutoffs
at the ice cream stand
—sundae afternoon
Nancy Brady
Huron, OH, USA
my hands heated
under the windshield -
air conditioned blast
Korie Beth Brown, Ph.D.
Sierra Madre, CA, USA
Other info
pineapple juice
refreshes thirst
but not the heat
Patricia Carragon
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Editor Bio: Jessica Allyson (pen name) is based in Ottawa, Canada. Jessica has been actively writing and studying haiku for the past several years and approaches the genre with a beginner’s mind. She is a member of the HSA’s Volery Mentorship Program as well as a member of Haiku Canada and its Trillium and KaDo groups. Jessica’s work has been featured in a range of publications including Haiku Canada and HSA anthologies, frogpond, the Asahi Haikuist Network column, Solitary Daisy and more. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase the work of her fellow haikuists here.
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