Insects
Haiku by Monica Kakkar, Agnes Eva Savich, Eavonka Ettinger, and Allyson Whipple
dinner’s done…
slo-mo on the patio
Venus flytrap
Monica Kakkar
India and USA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicakakkar/
twilight deepens
another cicada
chimes in
Agnes Eva Savich
Austin, Texas, USA
https://agnesevasavich.wordpress.com/
busy bee
taking its time
coneflower
Eavonka Ettinger
Long Beach, California, USA
vacant lot
the week-topped anthill
reaches my knees
Allyson Whipple
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
www.allysonwhipple.com
Editor Bio: Korie Beth Brown lives in the greater Los Angeles area. She has been writing and enjoying haiku all her life, and is a member of the HSA's Volery Mentorship program . Her work has been published in tinywords, haikuniverse, Lynx, and the 2023 Seabeck Getaway Anthology.
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