The Pleasures of Rain

Haiku by Melissa Dennison, Dinah Power, Paula Sears, Neena Singh, and Elisa Theriana

Photo by Zdenek Machácek on Unsplash

never happier
here comes
the rain again

Melissa Dennison
Bradford, Illinois, USA
Bluesky: @meldenn73.bsky.social

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sudden shower
earthworms slow dance
on tilled soil

Dinah Power

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a quick rinse
before eating the berries . . .
sun shower

Paula Sears
Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

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welcome rain…
brewing a poem
in masala tea

Neena Singh
Chandigarh, India
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neenas
Instagram: @neenapp
Twitter: @neenasingh7
Blog: Whispers of the Soul

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noon drizzle
even the snail
comes out its shell

Elisa Theriana
Indonesia

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Editor Bio: Kelly Sargent is an award-winning poet, artist, and editor. Her debut collection of haiku and senryu poems is entitled Bookmarks (Red Moon Press, 2023). She resides in picturesque Vermont, and serves as an assistant editor for #FemkuMag.

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