Salt on Our Ankles (Play & Childlike Joy)
Haiku by Barry Levine, Marjorie Pezzoli, Violet Avery Hall, and Samantha Pardo Irigoyen
stomping
in the low tide pool
red jelly shoes
Barry Levine
Massachusetts, USA
minnows
catch and release
our sandals nearby
Marjorie Pezzoli
San Diego, CA
www.PezzoliArt.com
clear water
allowing my feet
to sink in the sand
Violet Avery Hall
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
sun drenched park
the fragrant perfume
of sunblock
Samantha Pardo Irigoyen
Tacoma, WA, USA
Editor Bio: C.X. Turner (she, they) is a UK poet and the author of evergreen – a collection of haiku, senryu and tanka (https://www.etsy.com/shop/cxturner). She is co-editor of Wales Haiku Journal and enjoys collaborating with other poets. IG @love.rpoetic
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