STRAWBERRY HAIKU

ripened strawberries
sweetened in the summer sun
stain my lips bright red

(Maria Appleby, 2007)

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HAIKU FOR PJ

orange striped PJ cat
sunshine waxing in our hearts
tabby majesty

(Maria Appleby, 2012)

SNOW HAIKU

shimmering crystals
in their cold beauty they fall
quilt over sleeping flowers

(Maria Appleby, 2009)

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HURTING HEART HAIKU

an empty cold heart
on the last day of winter
the ache still beckons

(Maria Appleby, 2017)