{"id":1453,"date":"2026-08-01T17:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aswordsfly.com\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2026-08-01T19:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:15:02","slug":"page-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aswordsfly.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/page-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">heatwave<br>a mannequin posing<br>in her bathing suit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Keiko Izawa,Japan<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:67px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-524f8de7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">mercury rising<br>an atlas moth lands<br>on my paper fan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Jahnavi Gogoi, Canada<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2b4002ad wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">dog days<br>the perennial river<br>crawls to a halt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Geethanjali Rajan, India<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:77px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">heatwave \u2014<br>call of landing gulls<br>ride the breeze<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Sheikha A., United Arab Emirates<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-524f8de7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">summer heat<br>my grandsons and I build<br>a sandcastle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Nancy Brady, US<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2b4002ad wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">taste of salt\u2014<br>the light melodies<br>of summer waves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Paul Callus, Malta<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-df7bfe9b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">heatwave<br>a lobster waits<br>the incoming tide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Steliana Cristina Voicu, Romania<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-524f8de7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a sign warns<br>of drowning risk<br>dry lakebed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Louise Hopewell, Australia<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:98px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4ad0f06216e75838dbfb3932eae478b7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">About <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f2a2b60f318821b81c8e83a4638f83d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Keiko&nbsp;Izawa<\/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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f7efff4374883c92e223ee355e83507d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Jahnavi Gogoi<\/strong> is an Ontario based poet and writer. She dabbles in Japanese forms of poetry and identifies as a storyteller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b3c96a2d7fb5b2c531815bb7413988ac wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Geethanjali Rajan<\/strong> teaches Japanese and English in Chennai. She is the author of a book of haikai forms, longing for sun longing for rain (2023) and the coauthor (with Sonam Chhoki) of Unexpected Gift (2021). She edits haiku at cattails and at Caf\u00e9 Haiku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0669ec7b7e2b46437bf5a194dc3f5ca2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Sheikha A. <\/strong>is a Pushcart and Rhysling nominee from Pakistan and United Arab Emirates. Her poetry appears in a variety of literary venues and has been translated into 11 languages so far. More about her can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/sheikha82.wordpress.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"sheikha82.wordpress.com\">sheikha82.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fcea41773b009e5d79ec240a4c069ef8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Nancy Brady<\/strong> is a pharmacist by vocation and a haiku poet by avocation. Now retired, she volunteers her time at a nature preserve and working part-time at her local Board of Elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3f157832878e605760b43674822d05e1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Paul Callus<\/strong> is a retired teacher who lives in Malta, Europe. He has been active in the literary field for around 50 years. He writes poetry, short stories, and lyrics for songs, mostly in English, Maltese, and Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-287294ec2c24498df5c0ce5c78c0f911 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>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. 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