Noemi Macavei Katocz
The muses have spoken! At the end of March, we asked our readers to send us haikus written in the midst of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. As many of you noted in your emails, this small inclination to enjoy a bit of thoughtful entertainment turned out to be a perfect salve for our stressed-out senses. Take a look at some of our favorites (from Florida to Croatia, no less!) below.
Exhilarating
Even fresh air is suspect,
Each delicious gulp.
—Lyn Markey
standing apart—
fresh blossom embraces
closely its petals
—Pravat Kumar Padhy
We rush and rush
Now we must pause and learn
Never to rush again.
—Susan Walsh
One tiny powder wingtip
Fluttering echoes
Beauty emerges softly.
—Tamara Marr
with masks and gloves.
we resemble each other like
two drops of water
—Vasile Moldovan
Daylight breaks, a gloomy day?
Oops—dropped my last egg—
Sunny side up—I'll take it!
—Marsha Engelbrecht
Silent classroom board
Still shows the last day, just like
When Katrina roared.
—Rachele Smith
Babe arrives, a gift
To slow the chaos of a
World hungry for spring
—Joyce Hunt
silent streets
past years' murmur from a
photo album page
—Judit Hollos
during pandemic
my father's thoughts circle
around the orchard
—Goran Gatalica
Seek your truth within,
for there are hidden treasures
where a good thing ends.
—Javier Mota
bathed in a light beam
mighty snuggle turns to snooze
the wild angel rests
—Meredith Mahoney
