Summer Play
Haiku by Marilyn Ashbaugh, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Jahnavi Gogoi, and Eavonka Ettinger
hula hoops
on the creek’s bank
increasing heat
Marilyn Ashbaugh
outside voices
children playing
kickball
Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
Fairlawn, Ohio USA
chuckling…
grandma takes a turn
on the backyard swing
Jahnavi Gogoi
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
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slip and slide
with the garden hose--
sopping wet
Eavonka Ettinger
Long Beach, CA
Editor Bio: Allyson Whipple is the founding editor of Haiku Girl Summer. She currently serves as the newsletter editor for the Haiku Society of America and is the author of the haiku chapbook Postcards from Texas (Cuttlefish Books, 2023).
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