out of the water
Haiku by Melissa Dennison, Nancy Orr, Amber Winter, Tuyet Van Do, and Nitu Yumnam
the pleasure
of puddles
it's been so long
Melissa Dennison
Bradford, Illinois, USA
Bluesky: @meldenn73.bsky.social
rainy day
a turtle trundles
to the pond
Nancy Orr
Lewiston, Maine, USA
swimmers ear
nosy mom eavesdrops
at the community pool
Amber Winter
New Freedom, Pennsylvania, USA
sweltering afternoon
on the water dish
bees gather
Tuyet Van Do
Australia
sultry sky
a flurry of wings
at the handpump
Nitu Yumnam
United Arab Emirates
Editor Bio: essica Allyson (pen name) is based in Ottawa, Canada. Jessica has been actively writing and studying haiku for the past several years and approaches the genre with a beginner’s mind. She is a member of the HSA’s Volery Mentorship Program as well as a member of Haiku Canada and its Trillium and KaDo groups. Jessica’s work has been featured in a range of publications including Haiku Canada and HSA anthologies, frogpond, the Asahi Haikuist Network column, Solitary Daisy and more. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase the work of her fellow haikuists here.
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Merch
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