The Rhythm of Summer
Haiku by Mona Bedi, Roberta Beach Jacobson, Veronica Hosking, Claire Vogel Camargo, and Nancy Brady
rice planting
women dance in the sun
to the lark’s song
Mona Bedi
Delhi
schoolyard
kickball on a Saturday
Morning
Roberta Beach Jacobson
USA
https://linktr.ee/roberta_beach_jacobson
neighbor’s AC hums
to womp, womp of street traffic
ersatz symphony
Veronica Hosking
Avondale, Arizona, USA
https://vhosking.wordpress.com
sudden silence
after the screen door slaps shut
flickering fireflies
Claire Vogel Camargo
Austin, TX
Bastille Day...
fireworks light up
the evening sky
Nancy Brady
Huron, Ohio, USA
www.nbsmithblog.wordpress.com
Bluesky: @nanbrady123.bsky.social
Twitter: @NancySm93536930
Editor Bio: Kimberly Kuchar often writes while her pet cockatiel is relaxing on her shoulder. This year she's a Rhysling Award Finalist, she's in the Dwarf Stars Anthology, and she had a haiku displayed in Washington, DC, in the Golden Haiku Competition. Her work has appeared in The Heron's Nest, Frogpond, Wales Haiku Journal, tsuri-dōrō, and other publications. Kimberly lives near Austin with her husband and son (when he's home from college).
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Merch
After repeated requests, I set up a Haiku Girl Summer merch shop. You can order T-shirts and tank tops, along with hats, mugs, buttons, and a spiral notebook. Email me if there are other items you’d like to see!
