Oh, the Humidity!
Haiku by Shloka Shankar, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Ann Sullivan, Julie Bloss Kelsey, and Dinah Power
muggy days...
the fly swatter
back in action
Shloka Shankar
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
https://www.shlokashankar.com
Instagram: @shloks23
high humidity . . .
his-and-hers matching
scrunchies
Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
Fairlawn, Ohio, USA
teaching her grandson
to deadhead petunias
sticky winds
Ann Sullivan
Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
full dehumidifier—
a sunny afternoon
to water the plants
Julie Bloss Kelsey
Germantown, Maryland, USA
Instagram: @julieblosskelsey
sultry evening
cigar puffs & conversations
on the verandas
Dinah Power
Editor Bio: Kimberly Kuchar often writes while her pet cockatiel is relaxing on her shoulder. This year she's a Rhysling Award Finalist, she's in the Dwarf Stars Anthology, and she had a haiku displayed in Washington, DC, in the Golden Haiku Competition. Her work has appeared in The Heron's Nest, Frogpond, Wales Haiku Journal, tsuri-dōrō, and other publications. Kimberly lives near Austin with her husband and son (when he's home from college).
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