muggy
with mosquitoes
morning walk
Nancy Orr
Lewiston, Maine, USA
finch chatter
the first secret
sunny-side up
Joanna Ashwell
United Kingdom
www.joannaashwell.com
holiday rental
a lizard lounges
in the dry birdbath
Alanna C. Burke
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
dusk
the sunbathing fox
yawns
Juliet Wilson
Edinburgh, Scotland
Substack: Crafty Green Poet
Bluesky: @craftygreenpoet
first campfire
fireflies threading
a new skyline
Kelly Sargent
Williston, Vermont, USA
Editor Bio: Katherine E. Winnick is the founding editor of the Shadow Pond Journal and part of the editorial team at The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. She was listed in the top 100 most creative haiku authors in EU 2023 and 2024 and selected amongst best of the Japan's Daily Newspaper The Mainichi 2023 and 2024. Her senryū sollection, My Hennaed Hand, was published by Alien Buddha Press (2023). she served as coeditor and curator of the bestseller To Live Here published by The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press (2023).
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Thank you so much for including me, such an uplifting publication.
Thank you for these small creature haiku—mosquitoes, lizards, finches, fireflies—okay, the fox is larger and it’s good to see its appearance as well. A lovely touch.