{"id":1489,"date":"2026-08-01T19:22:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aswordsfly.com\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2026-08-01T21:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:05:45","slug":"page-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aswordsfly.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/page-9\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">first birthday<br>the feast is on<br>while she sleeps<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sub><em>\u2014Biswajit Mishra, Canada<\/em><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:68px\" 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\">coin collection . . .<br>our mornings start<br>with math tables<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Lakshmi Iyer, India<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:83px\" 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\">arrival of guests. . .<br>my dog\u2019s zen space<br>disturbed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Neha Singh Soni, India<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">all set to different times<br>a dandelion field<br>chimes the hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Julie Schwerin, United States<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:85px\" 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\">daydreaming . . .<br>a raindrop<br>in a cloud<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Robert Witmer, Japan<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:88px\" 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\">ash grey clouds<br>the silver chime<br>of cattle bells<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, India<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:90px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">empty mailbox<br>a spider fastening<br>the corners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>\u2014Nalini Shetty, India<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:82px\" 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-cfabcc0337b026a7fd25a377468b3ed9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">About <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c6263f72237b1ce09fb6895f8f14cce wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Biswajit Mishra<\/strong> is a bilingual poet writing mostly in English and occasionally in Odia. His poems have been published internationally in magazines. Born in India and having spent a few years in Kenya, Biswajit and his wife Bharati currently live in Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-555449da9b8f18894d21c0cbe3a254c6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Lakshmi Iyer<\/strong> has learnt to let go things beyond her control and learn to live in the world of haiku that reenergizes her spirits to care and be with her family around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4135599f5ab3de489bd90add43e815f2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Neha Singh Soni <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37f5433c41cbb93ad2f65dc2c061d1b5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Julie Schwerin<\/strong> (she\/her) is an associate editor at The Heron&#8217;s Nest (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theheronsnest.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.theheronsnest.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.theheronsnest.com<\/a>) and a member of the Red Moon Anthology Editorial team. Her first full-length collection of haiku, &#8220;fencing with the moon&#8221;, is now available through Finishing Line Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6f25a25c26ddaa9e608585f56a413371 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Now an emeritus professor, <strong>Robert Witmer <\/strong>has taught courses in poetry and short fiction at universities in Tokyo and in India. 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