Childhood Days
Haiku by C. Jean Downer, Roberta Beach Jacobson, Laurie Kuntz, Marion Clarke, and Barrie Levine
synchronized fireflies
lost childhood memories
come to light
C. Jean Downer
Canada
https://www.cjeandowner.com
Saturday morning
in the garage with Dad
the smell of sawdust
Roberta Beach Jacobson
Indianola, Iowa, USA
https://linktr.ee/roberta_beach_jacobson
A mother’s voice:
The stillness of trees
Before a burst of blossom.
Laurie Kuntz
https://lauriekuntz.myportfolio.com/home-1
sunny rock pool
back to my childhood
in the flip of an eel
Marion Clarke
Warrenpoint, County Down, N Ireland
https://seaviewwarrenpoint.wordpress.com
all the lanyards
we wove at camp . . .
mom’s jewel box
Barrie Levine
Wenham, Massachusetts, USA
Editor Bio: Kelly Sargent is an award-winning poet, artist, and editor. Her debut collection of haiku and senryu poems is entitled Bookmarks (Red Moon Press, 2023). She resides in picturesque Vermont, and serves as an assistant editor for #FemkuMag.
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A magical selection, thank you.
How marvelous these haiku on this hot, hot summer day. I read them out loud, and it felt like a small celebration.
Kudos to Kelly