I wrote this haiku from a memory of my first summer love. I was 15 years old. I pretended my bikini top came undone and I run to the shore where my first love waited. I asked him to please tie my bikini top. It sounds stupid now but at 15 it sounded like a great idea to get his attention and it actually worked. LOL His name was Pedro and he was my summer love.

HAIKU CLUB CHALLENGE #3 SUMMER LOVE during the week of JULY 2 to JULY 9.

The Haiku Club invites EVERYONE to participate. You don't need to be an expert to join the fun. You have ONE week to turn in your haiku.

A NEW CHALLENGE EVERY SUNDAY Please, come to the forum every Sunday for a new challenge!

If you would like to participate, please write a haiku about SUMMER LOVE and post it in our multi-author Haiku Club Challenge Book. A copy of your haiku remains in your portfolio and the reviews go to you. When you post, please match the chapter to the challenge.... challenge one=chapter one.

TO ADD YOUR HAIKU CLICK HERE

You may post once, every week, or intermittently. It is up to you but we would love to see you often.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT GYPSY BLUE ROSE

HAIKU CLUB MEMBERS

*Haiku Club Board Members

01-Douglas Paul *
02-Dean Kuch *
03-Michael D Mann *
04-Robyn Corum *
05 -Michael Cahill *
06-Gypsy Blue Rose *
07-Lu Foster *
08-Luna (commemorative)
09-Gloria
10-Ulla
11-Alex Krysyna (krys123)
12-Brenda
13-Andre (Sis Cat)
14-Winnona
15-Cumulus365
16-Rasmine
17-Zania
18-Jim (Pantygynt)
19-Gaye Hemsley
20-Christine (Chrissy710)
21-Teresa (tab that is me)
22-Jim Lorson Sr.
23-Rebekka (rjuselius)
24-Boo Ghost
25-Darren (Badger 29)
26-Karyn (IndianaIrish)
27-Debbie (dejohnsrld)
28-Carol (ciliverde)
29-Ray (mountainwriter49
30-Ed (WhileatWork)
31-SusanJohn
32-Mbagby23
33-Frierajac
34-Marykelly
35-W.J.Debi
36-Giddy Nielsen-Sweep
37-Barb Hensongispsaca
38-Kerry Robinson
39-MustangPatty1029
40-Mark Valentine
41-Donya Quijote
42-Caroline (zinnia)
43- Eric Brady
44-Gert Sherwood


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GOOD NEWS!!!! The Haiku Club Anthology is published! It contains eighteen haiga and one hundred and fifty haiku from twenty-six contributing authors. All authors are members of the FanStory Haiku Club. FanStory is an online group of international writers.

The focus of this book is on "Nature". It features a variety of observations made by these writers and their insights into the meaning of those observations.

Authors were issued a weekly challenge and asked to write a haiku about a specific aspect of nature. The best of these haiku were selected for this book.

We are happy to announce that this book is now available on Amazon USA and Amazon Canada. It will be available on Amazon Europe soon. It is listed at the minimum markup that Amazon would allow. Any proceeds from this book will go to the FanStory Haiku Club to help defray the costs of the second book. No one on the haiku club board of directors or any other individual will make any profit on this book, even though we contributed over $400 to complete and publish it.

We hired a professional graphic artist to complete the layout of this book. It has full-color haiga. The overall presentation is flawless and very appealing. It is a book that all of the FanStory can be proud of.

We will be starting on the second anthology sometime in September. If you want more information to join the haiku club, please send me a private message.

Thank you very much,


Gypsy Blue Rose