Seven Modern Haiku by Jennifer Gurney

setting the table
touching the bruise
every single time
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worst nightmare
our world
without you in it
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looking for you
in every nook and cranny
grief hide and seek....
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the spaces in my heart
carved out just for you
forever
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looking up
the mountains call to me
whispering memories in the river's song
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surrounded by
every book I have ever loved
requited
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oh for a hot summer day
when the itch of mosquito bites
is my only care

- Jennifer Gurney
Broomfield, Colorado, US

Bio:-
Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry is widely published, two of her poems have won international contests and one was turned into a choral piece. Jennifer has four books of published poetry, My Eyes Adjusting (2024), Liquid Sky (2025), Love’s Echolocation (2025) and Light Matters More (2025). In just over two and a half years, nearly 1,600 of Jennifer’s poems have been published. She is also delighted to be a guest editor for Haiku Girl Summer.