Poet Profile

Juliet Wilson

Juliet lives in Edinburgh where she is an adult education tutor, wildlife surveyor and conservation volunteer. Her haiku, longer poetry and short stories have been widely published.

Books Published:

Unthinkable Skies, Calder Wood Press (2010), Bougainvillea Dancing, self published (2002).

drifting petals―
thinking of myself
in old age

peace conference―
cherry trees
in bud

lightning above
the Mediterranean―
scent of jasmine

neon lights
the aurora borealis
unseen

gathering clouds―
flowers from a stranger
on his wife's grave

rain clouds
gather
the scent of lime flowers

Credits:

“drifting petals” - Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, May 11, 2022; “peace conference” - International Sakura Award, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Haiku Contest 2019; “lightning above” - Breadcrumbs 2020 (Breadcrumb #646, Nov. 27, 2020); “neon lights” - hedgerow #109, 2017; “gathering clouds” - failed haiku, Vol. 5 Issue 50, Jan., 2020; “rain clouds” - Wales Haiku Journal, Autumn 2019.