Taste of Summer
Haiku by Claire Vogel Camargo, Kathryn P. Haydon, Sharon Ferrante, Nancy Orr, and C. X. Turner
In Gratitude
Thank you to Jennifer Gurney for serving as this week’s guest editor!
ice cream
on the porch after dark
June bugs
Claire Vogel Camargo
Austin, Texas, USA
citrus mornings
when life gives you
a lemon tree
Kathryn P. Haydon
Chicagoland, USA
Substack: Deep Soul Strengths
carnival…
powdering my nose
with a funnel cake
Sharon Ferrante
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
blueberry barrens purple tongues
Nancy Orr
Lewiston, Maine, USA
strawberry stain
around her mouth
he says nothing
C.X. Turner
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Bluesky: @loverpoetic
Editor Bio: Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry is widely published, two of her poems have won international contests and one was turned into a choral piece. Jennifer has four books of published poetry, My Eyes Adjusting (2024), Liquid Sky (2025), Love’s Echolocation (2025) and Light Matters More (2025, forthcoming). In just over two and a half years, more than 1,500 of Jennifer’s poems have been published. She is also delighted to be a guest editor for Haiku Girl Summer.
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Merch
After repeated requests, I set up a Haiku Girl Summer merch shop. You can order T-shirts and tank tops, along with hats, mugs, buttons, and a spiral notebook. Email me if there are other items you’d like to see!
Such a cheerful and colorful pic!
Mouth-watering and beautiful.