* heat a dog barking almost soundlessly from The 75th Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest (Honorable Mentions) 暑さ 犬が吠えている ほとんど聞こえない * sound of rain the book starts with a blank page from 13th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest (Selected Haiku Submissions Collection) 雨の音 本が始まる 空白のページで * forecast for tomorrow all day long leaf fall from Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, Volume 5:1 明日の天気予報 一日中 落葉 * sundial cuckoo is late from European Kukai 2021 日時計 カッコウ 遅れている * picture from space fits in the palm of my hand The Pacific ocean 宇宙からの写真 手のひらに収まる 太平洋 * an old book someone's thoughts in the margin 古書 誰かの考え 余白に * dawn yellow leaves on a bunch of parsley 夜明け 黄色の葉 パセリの束に * quiet morning a butterfly drinks water on the windowsill 静かな朝 蝶が水を飲む 窓辺で * June thunderstorm night becomes day for a second 6月の雷雨 夜が昼になる ちょっと * Indian summer the warm umbrella handle 小春日和 暖かい 傘の柄 * ¬― Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta
Brief bio:
Dmitry Shestakovsky, born in 1979 Donetsk, ex-USSR.
Now live in Donetsk.
Began to write haiku in 2017.
Have publications in russian online haiku-journal “Snail”.
Diploma and prize holder of international competition of russian-language haiku.
Akita International Haiku Network 
I was born and raised in the USSR too! Enjoyed your haiku a lot. I first read “leaf fall” in Autumn Haiku, loved it then, and love it now. Will look for your haiku in Russian. Spasibo for the read!
वाह! खूबसूरत हाइकु लिखे।