Day's End . . .

Haiku by Barrie Levine, Erin Castaldi, Joan C. Fingon, and Nancy Orr

Photo by Rebecca Johnsen on Unsplash

In Gratitude

Thank you to Kathryn P. Haydon for serving as this week’s guest editor!

Thanks also to our recent tip jar contributors:

• C. Jean Downer

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grimy knees
his sandlot game disappears
in the bathwater

Barrie Levine
Wenham, Massachusetts, USA

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Spent fire works
the cost
of starting over

Erin Castaldi
Mays Landing, New Jersey, USA

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last train
in his pocket
she tucks a love note

Joan C. Fingon
Ventura, California, USAhaiku

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day's end
dandelions blowsy
with fluff

Nancy Orr
Lewiston, Maine, USA

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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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