Longest Day
Haiku by Monica Kakkar, Ann Sullivan, Lorraine A Padden, Kimberly Kuchar, and Paula Sears
debut on solstice
a caravan of camels . . .
Chefchaouen caftan
Monica Kakkar
India and United States of America
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicakakkar/
solstice birthday
climbing red roses
her perennial guest
Ann Sullivan
Arlington, Massachusetts USA
sunlit dune
a doodlebug's
blank canvas
Lorraine A Padden
San Diego, CA, USA
Website: lorrainepadden.com
swaying side to side
sunflowers slow dance
with the sun
Kimberly Kuchar
Austin, TX, USA
yellow-green pollen
swirling with sun
painted turtles
Paula Sears
Exeter, NH
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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Dear Ms. Whipple,
Summer solstice greetings to you, the guest editors, and all participating poets!
I am delighted to read my haiku in Haiku Girl Summer 2024 Series 2 – Longest Day.
Thank you for your consideration. Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Monica Kakkar (she/her/hers)
India and United States of America
https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicakakkar/