Summer in the Air
Haiku by Sarah Paris, Vandana Parashar, Juliet Wilson, and Cynthia Anderson
windless heat
a red dragonfly
hangs midair
Sarah Paris
Santa Rosa, California, USA
Instagram: @calswisspoet
fighting kites everywhere a tangled sky
Vandana Parashar
Panchkula, India
swifts
scythe the clouds -
sudden downpour
Juliet Wilson
Edinburgh, Scotland
Substack: Crafty Green Poet
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/craftygreenpoet.bsky.social
porch light
a flash mob
of hummingbird moths
Cynthia Anderson
Yucca Valley, California, USA
www.cynthiaandersonpoet.com
Editor Bio: Kathryn P. Haydon is the poet-in-residence at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods, IL. Her haiku and poetry have been published in journals including The Heron’s Nest, Mayfly, Acorn, Modern Haiku, Wales Haiku Journal, Presence, humana obscura, and others. Kathryn’s seventh book, A Love Letter to Deep Souls, is currently being released serially on her Deep Soul Strengths Substack.
Tip Jar
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Merch
After repeated requests, I set up a Haiku Girl Summer merch shop. You can order T-shirts and tank tops, along with hats, mugs, buttons, and a spiral notebook. Email me if there are other items you’d like to see!
