Critters Great and Small
Haiku by Rupa Anand, Jessica Allyson, and Ruth Holzer
leaving the city
for the highlands
tree frogs
Rupa Anand
New Delhi, India
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amber light
we give the skunk
a wide berth
Jessica Allyson
Ottawa, Canada
a striped lizard
streaks into the leaf litter
sheet lightning
Ruth Holzer
Potomac Falls, Virginia, USA
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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