Sweet and Salty
Haiku by Joan C. Fingon, C.X. Turner, and Kelly Sargent
in the root cellar
pickled with salt
grandma’s cucumbers
Joan C. Fingon
Ventura, California, USA
midday lull
she eats the cone
to its echo
C.X. Turner
United Kingdom
Bluesky @loverpoetic.bsky.social
sun tea at twilight
tasting the day
all over again
saltwater taffy
pulling one more story
from this vacation
Kelly Sargent
Williston, Vermont, USA
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.
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