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deserted lane
announcing a door
bougainvilleas <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2014 Vishal Prabhu, India<\/small>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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feather snow
the wren’s song
falls silent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\u2014 Leon Tefft, USA<\/small>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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spring on the waterfront
a vee of Canada geese
leads the paddleboat<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2014 Julie Bloss Kelsey, USA<\/small>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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winter seclusion \u30fc 
my cat yawns 
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second day of snowfall\u2026
the warmth of your
(c)love mulled wine<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2014 Steliana Cristina Voicu, Romania<\/small>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n Bombay-born, US-educated, Vishal Prabhu<\/strong> has since taken time off to stand and stare. He lives in the Himalayas. \n <\/p>\n\n

\n Julie Bloss Kelsey<\/strong> 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. \n <\/p>\n\n

\n Leon Tefft<\/strong> is a writer, poet and author of Haiku Evolution and Haiku Traditions from Greenville, South Carolina. He is a member of the Haiku Society of America and the Tanka Society of America. You can see more of Leon\u2019s work and connect with him at\n leontefft.com<\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n

\n Keiko<\/strong> lives on a hilltop in Yokohama, Japan with her husband and two cats. She enjoys watching foreign ships come in and out of port. \n <\/p>\n\n

\n Steliana Cristina Voicu<\/strong> is a Romanian poet and writer in a variety of genres. She has published haiku, haiga, tanka, poetry, and short prose in more than 40 periodicals and anthologies. A Touchstone Award\u2013nominated poet. She is the founder and editor of the online Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal.\n <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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