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Summer Solstice

Haiku by Monica Kakkar and Allyson Whipple

Allyson Whipple

21 Jun 2023
Summer Solstice
Photo by Pedro Lastra on Unsplash

golden wattle orb
euphony of eucalypts—
fragrant solstice noon

another solstice—
libraries and labyrinths
under the eyelids

Monica Kakkar
India and USA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicakakkar


ten days until solstice
faded yellow berries
in the meadow

insomnia
the shortest night
still too long

Allyson Whipple
St. Louis, MO, USA

www.culinarysaijiki.com

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