One of the joys of summer is participating in Tabatha Yeatts’ Summer Poetry Swap. Tabatha creates the matchups, and we enjoy sending and receiving poetic gifts.
This week I received a gift from Jone MacCulloch. Jone took an amazing trip this summer to Page, Arizona where she took photos in Secret Canyon. She wrote a beautiful poem capturing the feeling of being there. She had the image printed onto a plaque that has a stand, so it all becomes a piece of art to display.
I took a quick trip to the beach in Florida last week with my daughter. I posted an interesting image on Instagram and invited friends to write a haiku to it. I had a few takers. The catch was they couldn’t use the word “sun”.
reflective water
Kaylie Bonin ( a former student, now college freshman)
meets the blinding summer’s jewel
they kiss in between
day’s ending
Linda Baie
water ignites
one final moment
yellow and white light
Evelyn Migues
drawn together by nature
reflects the divine
my eyes catch the light
Gloria McKenzie
bright reflection from above
I need sunglasses
If you want to play along, leave a haiku response in the comments.
Reflections on the Teche 