Three contemporary haiku by Elizabeth Crocket

 

wild rose

how soon

the colour fades

 

 

after the storm

the smell

of cherry blossoms

 

 

surgical oncologist

this appointment

we chat about my writing

 

Elizabeth Crocket has had two books shortlisted for the American Haiku Foundation Touchstone Distinguished Books Award. Her haiku has been published in most of the leading Japanese short form journals. She has a collage haiga (collage paired with haiku) online gallery that will be included in the American Haiku Foundation online haiga gallery in July. You can find her on Instagram @elizabethcrocketauthor.

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