Local Creatures
Haiku by Roberta Beach Jacobson, Barbara Sabol, Mona Bedi, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, and Allyson Whipple
sudden splashes of frog
Roberta Beach Jacobson
Indianola, IA, USA
cloud break
over the pond
goldfish shimmer
Barbara Sabol
Akron, OH, USA
forest cabin
a spider weaving
sunbeams
Mona Bedi
Delhi, India
archery range
the mosquitoes take aim
at me
Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
Fairlawn, OH, USA
half-wild garden
a honeybee zigzags
through wood sage
Allyson Whipple
St. Louis, MO, USA
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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