summer in full swing

vara în toi -

peste vechea fântână

doar iederă

summer in full swing -

on the old fountain

only ivy

été bat son plein -

sur la vieille fontaine

juste le lierre

natsu takenawa

furui funsui de

yuiitsu no tsuta

夏たけなわ

古い噴水で

唯一のツタ

Haiku published in FemAsia magazine, July 2026

Many thanks to Editor ShameelaYoosuf Ali