the Love . . .
Haiku by Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Paula Sears, and Elisa Theriana
morning dew
a clanging cowbell opens
the farmers market
Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
Fairlawn, Ohio, USA
last light . . .
a pee-a-wee whistle
through the rain
Paula Sears
Exeter, New Hampshire, USA
bluebells
we sidestep all the way
to mother's grave
Elisa Theriana
Indonesia
Editor Bio: Lakshmi Iyer lives in her world bound with duties to her mother and grand twins. Her voluntary services to under-middle-class girls nurturing their needs remain in the good books of the families. Her haikai journey has seen the worst of rejections and the best of acceptances. Her poems have found their best homes and she profusely thanks the editors. Her dream to publish a book remains in her heart, soul and mind.
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