tasting the rainbow
the smiles of strangers
watching the parade
shaved ice
my son tells my father
he likes boys
Adele Evershed
Wilton, CT, USA
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rain-water rinse
before their pronouns
bearded iris
Marilyn Ashbaugh
after Fire Island
my bi-boyfriend
heads to confession
Kimberly A. Horning
St Augustine, FL, USA
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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