Summer Dreams
Haiku by Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Anju Kishore, Wilda Morris, and Cynthia Anderson
little league
the batter steals
his first heart
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prom night
a Goodwill Store dress
sparkles
Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
Fairlawn, Ohio, USA
May wedding
not just hearts melting
under kanjivarams
Anju Kishore
Bengaluru, India
beach honeymoon
all the sand
in their sheets
Wilda Morris
Bolingbrook, IL, USA
somebody to love
the neighbor with homegrown
vine-ripe tomatoes
Cynthia Anderson
Yucca Valley, California, USA
www.cynthiaandersonpoet.com
Editor Bio: Kimberly Kuchar often writes while her pet cockatiel is relaxing on her shoulder. This year she's a Rhysling Award Finalist, she's in the Dwarf Stars Anthology, and she had a haiku displayed in Washington, DC, in the Golden Haiku Competition. Her work has appeared in The Heron's Nest, Frogpond, Wales Haiku Journal, tsuri-dōrō, and other publications. Kimberly lives near Austin with her husband and son (when he's home from college).
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Merch
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