Summer Romance
Haiku by C.X. Turner, Julie Bloss Kelsey, Tracy Davidson, Katja Fox, and Jessica Allyson
a blush of dusk
on the narrow boat deck
first kiss
C.X. Turner
Warwickshire, UK
lingering kisses
light on my lips—
honeynut squash
Julie Bloss Kelsey
Germantown, MD USA
knocked off
the end of the pier
his "kiss me quick" hat
Tracy Davidson
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, UK
finding love —
she drops
her butterfly net
Katja Fox
Cambridge, England/UK
your head
on my shoulder
gentle rain
Jessica Allyson
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Editor Bio: Barrie Levine discovered her identity as a haiku poet after retiring from a decades long career as a divorce lawyer and mediator in Massachusetts. She devotes a great deal of time to learning, writing, attending workshops, and serving as an HSA mentor. Barrie published a print edition of 127 haiku in 2022 entitled Cotton Moon.
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