Seven Modern Haiku on Early Summer by Jennifer Gurney

diaphanous mist
wafts up from the morning lake
sublimation
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a clear freshet
bursts from my drain spout
early summer squall
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that first bite of 
juicy watermelon
summertime bliss
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patio dinners
with candlelight and music
simply taste better
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so warm I open
the sliding glass door and 
in saunters summer
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breeze wafts branches
sunlight dances on bricks
patio dappled
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i wake to you
the promise of summer
with a lighter heart
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© Jennifer Gurney
Colorado, US

Haiku poet Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. She is a newly published poet, at age 59, with over 100 poems in print thus far. Jennifer has also published commentary about poetry and poetry-related essays. During the pandemic she joined the online poetry community of The Daily Haiku. Poetry has been a lifeline. Jennifer's poetry has appeared in a variety of journals, including The Ravens Perch, HaikUniverse, Blithe Spirit, Cold Moon Journal, Asahi Haikuist, Scarlet Dragonfly and The Haiku Foundation, among others.