The yearly pamphlet Akita – the Land of Poetry『詩の国秋田第６号』, whose 6th volume is posted as an e-pamphlet, features haiku special from the English haiku submitted to the 3rd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest in 2014.
A great number of haiku fans willingly sent their haiku in English to the contest from 46 countries including Japan.
They compose haiku, the shortest form of poetry of three lines, catching the haiku moment through their observation or insight.
They write haiku, seeking for “pure present”, which might express “the eternal now.”
We sincerely hope that haiku will be shared with each other, which helps us realize the pleasure of writing haiku again.
We also hope that haiku could deepen mutual understanding and enjoyment of different cultures between those people who read or compose the poem, helping make the world peaceful.
Haiku Special
Heinisch Martina（Germany）
the jewelry box
from the nursing home
flawless chestnut
Kempen Silvia（German）
Pines in the wind –
through the sea of sand
a cat’s traces
Seithe Angelica（Germany）
the wind
catching up with me
in a dream
ten Brink Brigitte（Germany）
empty schoolyard
only a plastic bag
plays with the wind
Wolfgang Farin（Germany）
A scent of rice –
his budgie seeks balance
on the chopsticks.
Adjei Agyei-Baah, Kumasi（Ghana）
leafless tree―
lifting a cup of nest
to the sky
Schismenos Marios（GREECE）
snow and freezing cold
make all cherry trees to bloom
in a magic world
Spyros Schismenos（Greece）
Melodies of a river
The silence of the forest
A bear is fishing
Auth Szilvia（Hungary）
I make her death
beautiful – I write night poem
on the wing of a moth
Domonkos Marcell（Hungary）
Life will be better
as earth and a shooting star
meet each other now
Vermes dr. Gyorgy （Hungary）
I stand at the shore
Of the sea channel. I use-
Imagination
A Agarwal Payal（INDIA）
shackled butterfly
inside jewel tank
shedding tears…
AJAYA MAHALA（India）
smell of new rain
water cannons stir then quell
an uprising
Asopa Sanjuktaa（India）
empty clay jar-
the fullness
it its curve
Deodhar Angelee （India）
Matsuyama Castle –
blossom rafts carry away
the dreams we shared
Gowri Raghavan Raamesh（India）
paper boat
I embark on a sea
of stories
Kala Ramesh（Indian）
Gita chanting
. . . birds become
the ellipsis
Karmakar Kashinath（INDIAN）
cloudy day-
my mom asks my son to
thread the needle
Laxmeshwar Poornima（Indian）
cawing mourners
increase this pain
…miscarriage
Mannan Tahera （India）
fearful tiger eye
behind thick bamboo bushes
wind carries the scent
Mukhopadhyay Aju（Indian）
Sun’s creative impulse
in blooming lotus spreads into
crimson sky
Pravat Kumar Padhy Pravat (India)
castle thunder–
the light vanishes
into darkness
RADHEY SHIAM（INDIAN）
deserted barracks
shall be I hear
sounds of boots
Ramani Venkatesan Ramesh Anand（INDIA）
still pond . . .
fading from its center
this stormy cloud
Santra Kuheli （India）
has the south wind come,
or the spring withered away?
clear night
Shankar Shloka（India）
goodbye kiss
a white blossom falls into
its own shadow
SINGH RAM KRISHNA（India）
a yellow spider
crouching in a corner
invisible webs
Varma Anitha（India）
twilight rain…
palm fronds drip moonlight
into the night
Vishnu P Kapoor（India）
breeze
after my candle
goes after firefies
Yesha Shah （India）
childless-
each morning he sips
ginseng tea
Ken Sawitri（Indonesia）
crescent moon
reaping all the stars
for these humble huts
Adibi Mohammad Reza（IRAN）
A broken bridge
once the Adam* passage…
now the clouds
Fakhriyeh Tirdad（Iran）
distant memories…
from the old soaked carpet
dripping water
Farsani Mohsen（Iranian Living in Paris）
reed blossoms –
my grandfather’s hand
on his cane
Samaneh Hoseini Zafarani (Iran)
like a butterfly:
my shadow
in midnight autumn
TALEBIAN MASSIH（IRAN）
morning glories…
how many dead still
longing to return?
Odeh Rita（Israeli）
in the blizzard,
fluffing up her feathers…
lost love
de Sabata Francesco（Italy）
spring breeze –
two buds protruding
through her T-shirt
We are now holding the 4th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest.
Readers are invited to send haiku about “lake” to Hidenori Hiruta at the Akita
International Haiku Network by e-mail to (shhiruta@nifty.com).
By Hidenori Hiruta
Akita International Haiku Network 
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crescent moon
reaping all the stars
for these humble huts
Ken Sawitri (Indonesia)