Flora Around the World
Haiku by Refika Dedić, Nalini Shetty, Julie Bloss Kelsey, and Sarah Paris
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willow
on the riverbank-
shadow play
Refika Dedić
Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
wind-bent grass
the weight of a dragonfly
just enough
Nalini Shetty
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Instagram @inkslinger_notes
a curly frond
tickles my palm~
maidenhair fern
Julie Bloss Kelsey
Germantown, Maryland, USA
Instagram @julieblosskelsey
the blues
in brown meadows
chicory
Sarah Paris
Santa Rosa, California, USA
Instagram: @calswisspoet
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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