World Haiku Series 2019 (132)
Haiku by Natalia Kuznetsova
in the rubble –
staring into the sky
a crippled doll
World Haiku Festival, Nagasaki, 2010, Honourable Mention
がれきの中
空を見つめている
手足の不自由な人形
grave-visiting day –
the family reunion
in its entirety
The Asahi Hauikuist Network, December1, 2017
墓参りの日
家族の再会
一家全員で
the storks’ empty nest
on the roof of the closed church …
my unborn child
World Haiku Review, March 2018, Second Prize
コウノトリの空の巣
閉ざされた教会の屋上に…
私の生まれてない子供
refreshing water
from a decrepit well …
the old man’s wisdom
The 22nd Kusamakura Competition, 2017. Kumamoto City Award
さわやかな水
老朽化した井戸から…
老人の知恵
ashes to ashes…
the young widow looks up –
double rainbow
World Haiku Review, June 2015, Editor’s Choice
灰から灰へ
若い未亡人が見上げる
二重の虹
spellbound
listening to the silence …
super moon
The Mainichi, December 4, 2015
魅了されて
沈黙に耳を傾けている…
スーパームーン
a wheelchair-bound boy
watching a kite get loose …
boundless skies above
World Haiku Review, January 2015, Second Prize
車椅子の少年
凧が解き放たれるのを見ている…
上方の無限の空
bare trees
waiting for the miracle –
early spring
The 72nd Basho Haiku Contest, 2018, Honorable Mention
裸の木
奇跡を待っている
早春
retirement …
turning the final page
in this suspense book
The Asahi Haikuist Network, March 2018
退職
最終ページをめくる
このサスペンスブックで
twelve strokes to midnight
‘tween the past and the future …
endless space above
European Quarterly Kukai, Winter 2014
真夜中まで12ストローク
過去と未来の間…
無限の空間
— Translated by Hidenori Hiruta
Bio:
Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia
English language teacher, translator, poet.
She started to write haiku in English in 2007 and since then has participated in numerous competitions worldwide and has received various awards.
Her haiku and senryu have been published in many countries in traditional and online publications.
She is included in The Haiku Foundation Registry and is on the list of “European Top Most Creative Haiku Authors” 2010-2018
Here are six photos kindly and delightedly presented by Ms. Natalia Kuznetsova for the World Haiku Series 2019.
Akita International Haiku Network 
a wheelchair-bound boy
watching a kite get loose …
boundless skies above
….
All soulful haiku with beautiful photos.
Dear haiku poets, or haijin, thank you very much for having sent fine haiku for the World Haiku Series 2019.
Sharing nice works of haiku is one of the greatest pleasures in life. Thanks a million again for having given such a good time, a rich source of inspiration, and a big delight. Hidenori Hiruta