Wild and Cultivated
Haiku by Esther Rohm, Mariel Herbert, Nitu Yumnam, Kelly Sargent, and Ruth Holzer
wild onions the spread of pinpricks after bicycling
Esther Rohm
Dayton, OH, USA
first wax
the milk thistle outside
in full sun
Mariel Herbert (she/her)
dried gooseberry
a child after
school
Nitu Yumnam
India
X/Twitter: nituyumnam
lemon verbena
on my wrist
forgiving myself
Kelly Sargent
Williston, Vermont
wildfires
lost in the eucalyptus
my sister's dog
Ruth Holzer
Herndon, VA, USA
Editor Bio: Allyson Whipple is the founding editor of Haiku Girl Summer. She currently serves as the newsletter editor for the Haiku Society of America, and is the author of the haiku chapbook Postcards from Texas (Cuttlefish Books, 2023).
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