twilight hush . . .
a cow’s bell keeps
the herd on track
Haiku dialogue- Finding Peace and Contemplation
たそがれ時の静けさ
牛の鈴が鳴り続ける
軌道に乗っている群れ
——-
year of the Ox
avoiding
the scarlet sky
January 29, 2021
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray : The Asahi Shimbun
丑の年
回避している
緋色の空を
———
revealing
my intimacy block
moon halo
haikuniverse, June 20th, 2020
見せている
私の親密なブロックを
月の円光
———-
refugee food camp
overlapping shadows
of the queuers
The Mamba, Journal of Africa Haiku, March issue #9
難民のフードキャンプ
重なり合う影
列に並んでいる人達の
———-
pulling back
her black hijab
evening storm
Prune Juice Journal, Issue 33
引き戻す
彼女の黒いヒジャーブを
夕方の嵐
——-
city riots deepening the minaret’s cracks
The Mamba Journal of Africa Haiku Network, issue 11
都市の暴動 深めている ミナレットの亀裂を
——-
barbed wire fence
the jigsaw puzzle
of my homeland
Honourable Mention
The Annual Betty Drevniok Award 2020
有刺鉄線のフェンス
ジグソーパズル
私の故郷の
——
sunlit pond
thawing
my old dreams
18th – 24th Feb, Haiku in Action
Nick Virgilio Haiku Association
日の当たる池
解かしている
私の古い夢を
——–
not enough stars
to make a constellation
winter haze
Stardust, issue 50, February
星が足りない
星座をなすために
冬の靄
———–
social distancing circles
the overlapping shadows
connect everyone
Overall Winner (Ms.Hujita selected)
The 3rd Basho-an International English Haiku Competition, 2020
社会的距離のサークル
重なり合う影
みんなをつなぐ
― Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta
Bio:
Residing in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Hifsa Ashraf is a pioneer in her country for writing modern Japanese-style micropoetry in English.
Her work has been widely published in international journals, magazines, blogs and anthologies.
As an editor she jointly curates the Haiku Commentary blog and is the founding editor of the bilingual micropoetry magazine Saawan Rut.
She also writes poetry in Urdu and Punjabi.
She is the author of three micropoetry books on social issues and gender-based taboos and received special mention in the Touchstone Distinguished Books Award 2020 for her poetry collection ‘Her Fading Henna Tattoo’.
Well done! Enjoyed reading! 🌺
Fantastic and impressive verses, dear Hifsa!!