Adventures
Haiku by Jahnavi Gogoi, Jennifer Gurney, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, and Manasa Kaliki
long run -
feet quickening near
rattlesnake point
Jahnavi Gogoi
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
endless miles
of foot-high pie billboards
Midwest road trip
Jennifer Gurney
Broomfield, CO, USA
resort town
the beach peppered
with clam shells
Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
Fairlawn, OH, USA
real-estate mogul
party on the yacht
for everybody
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
Verona, Italy
Far from home
Only the cicada hums
Are familiar
Manasa Kaliki
Hyderabad Telangana, India
Editor Bio: Barrie Levine discovered her identity as a haiku poet after retiring from a decades long career as a divorce lawyer and mediator in Massachusetts. She devotes a great deal of time to learning, writing, attending workshops, and serving as an HSA mentor. Barrie published a print edition of 127 haiku in 2022 entitled Cotton Moon.
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