balmy spring day
a toddler in the yellow hat
almost stands
her smile
a bright blue ribbon
in the oriole’s nest
summer stars
a pushcart vendor sells
his last mango
the waft of manure
on the wind
a farmer’s early start
orchid —
granddaughter’s boyfriend
picks a winner
Keiko lives on a hilltop in Yokohama, Japan with her husband and two cats. She enjoys watching foreign ships come in and out of port.
Julie Bloss Kelsey writes haiku and short fiction from her home in suburban Maryland, USA. She is on the board of The Haiku Foundation, where she writes a bi-monthly column called New to Haiku.
Neha Singh Soni is a Chartered Accountant from India, with a deep love for poetry, especially haiku. She primarily focuses on love poems and nature-inspired verses. Her work has been published in renowned online magazines.
Mark Gilbert enjoys writing short poetry and prose. He has recently published Variations on the Planets, a split-sequence sci-fi poetry chapbook with Eavonka Ettinger.
Elizabeth Crocket has had three Haiku Foundation online galleries. She has been shortlisted twice for the Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards. Her latest books are Lake Holiday and Christmas Holiday, for kids and kids at heart.
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