World Haiku Series 2020 (22)
Haiku by Debbie Strange
pine forest . . .
the advice I’d give
my younger self
Honourable Mention
2020 Soka Matsubara International Haiku Competition
松林
私の与えたアドバイス
若かった自分に
crickets in the field . . .
we still hear grandma calling
us home for dinner
Honourable Mention
2020 Kiyoshi and Kiyoko Tokutomi Haiku Contest
畑のコオロギ
おばあちゃんの呼び声がまだ聞こえる
家での夕食に
balcony garden
the birds have finally
found me
Honourable Mention
2020 Triveni Haikai Calendar Competition
バルコニーガーデン
小鳥がついに
私を発見
sequestered
I cultivate the seeds
of loneliness
Honourable Mention, Editor’s Choice Haiku
World Haiku Review, Autumn 2020
隔離された
私は種を育てる
孤独の
ghost pumpkins
winter arrives without
a sound
3rd Place
2020 International Haiku Contest on the Theme of the Gourds
ゴーストパンプキン
冬の到来
音もなく
neonatal unit
the bleat of a mother
missing her lamb
In the Starlight Feature
Stardust Haiku, Issue 43, July 2020
新生児棟
母親の悲鳴
坊やがいない
ceaseless rain
the questions I still
ask myself
3rd Place
2020 Weighing Raindrops Haiku Contest
絶え間ない雨
まだ質問
自らに
earth day
the shimmering wave
of a bee colony
2nd Place
2020 World Haiku Save Our World Competition
アースデー
ちらちら光る波
ミツバチの巣の
prairie town
rusted rails lead us
into sunrise
Museum of Haiku Literature Award
Blithe Spirit, Issue 30.2, 2020
プレーリータウン
錆びたレールが導く
日の出に
rainless days
I make another cloud
in a bottle
Honourable Mention
2020 World Haiku Save Our World Competition
雨の降らない日
別の雲を作る
ボトルの中に
haiga:
changing seasons . . .
mother recalls the arc
of her life
Highly Commended Haiga
2020 Santoka 3rd International Haiku and Haiga Contest
移り変わる季節
母はアークを思い出す
自分の人生の
― Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta
Biography:
Debbie Strange makes small poems, music, photographs, and art in Winnipeg, the heart of the Canadian prairies.
She has a deep reverence for nature, and her creative passions connect her more closely to the world and to herself.
A publication and awards archive, reviews of her books, and hundreds of haiga and artworks may be accessed at: debbiemstrange.blogspot.com
https://debbiemstrange.blogspot.com/
https://akitahaiku.com/2020/01/20/
Akita International Haiku Network 
Dear Hiruta,
Can I submit a few haiku for thr World Haiku Series.
Thank you.
Hifsa
On Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 12:41 PM Akita International Haiku Network wrote:
> Hiruta posted: “World Haiku Series 2020 (22) Haiku by Debbie Strange > pine forest . . . the advice I’d give my younger self Honourable Mention > 2020 Soka Matsubara International Haiku Competition 松林 私の与えたアドバイス 若かった自” >
Dear Hifsa,
Thank you very much for a nice comment.
Nice to hear from you again.
You are welcome!
Please send 10 haiku of yours to me by e-mail.
shhiruta@nifty.com
Best wishes,
Hidenori
Thank you so much for your lovely translations, dear Hidenori Hiruta, and for your dedication to the sharing of haiku joy around the world! I’m honoured and grateful to be included in the amazing Akita family of poets and artists.
wishing you and yours well in 2021,
Debbie
Beautiful work!
Thanks so much for your lovely comment, Corine!
shine on,
Debbie
Strange san, clean and beautiful haiku…I’m a big fan of your work.
Thank you so much for your lovely comments, Patrick. You’ve made my day!