The Color of Sunshine

Haiku by Stephanie Zepherelli, Theresa A. Cancro, Jessica Allyson, and Paula Sears

Photo by todd kent on Unsplash

a handful of yellow
in granddad‘s pocket
lemon drops

Stephanie Zepherelli
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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shakespeare in the park
a bumble bee's
soliloquy

Theresa A. Cancro
Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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yellow butterfly
searching for dandelions
newly-cut grass

Jessica Allyson
Ottawa, Canada

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the day still young
a yellow iris
Unfurls

Paula Sears
Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

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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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Tip Jar

Haiku Girl Summer will always be a free publication. If you want to make a financial contribution, please visit Allyson Whipple’s Buy Me a Coffee page. Mention Haiku Girl Summer in the comment box and your donation will go into a pool that will be divided among the guest editors at the end of the 2025 editorial run.

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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!