Haiku by Daniela Misso
cake in the oven…
a magpie back and forth
from a pine
The Heron’s Nest Volume XXIV, Number 3: September, 2022
field at sunset
father and son shadows
of the same length
campo al tramonto
ombre di padre e figlio
della stessa lunghezza
Third Prize Lotosov Haiku Contest 9th International Lotus Haiku Contest
pomegranates
sway in the branches …
my hand in yours
tsuri-dōrō #8 March/April 2022
a beached squid
breathes in dawn light…
lava sand
Blo͞o Outlier Journal #3 the natural history haiku issue, Summer, 2022
cicadas . . .
a single word
on a blank page
failed haiku Vol. 7, Issue 80, August, 2022
evening chill
the shadow of a rose
on the gravel
Frío vespertino
La sombra de una rosa
en la gravilla
Mention in the VI International Competition of Haiku La Luna Roja
abandoned hamlet
the silence
of yellow butterflies
Under the Bashō, 16 October, 2022
buttercup field –
the sound of a distant
freight train
Blithe Spirit 32.3 July, 2022
faraway mom–
shades of green
in the valley
The Asahi Shimbun ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK June 3, 2022
a pine sprout
in the burnt forest
Easter Sunday
The Mainichi, June 4, 2022
Photos by Daniela Misso
BIO
Daniela Misso, a retired teacher graduated in Foreign Languages and Literature, lives with her husband and son in Umbria, Italy where she composes verses.
Winner of national and international competitions.
She has to her credit numerous publications in the main magazines dedicated to the genre, as well as in some Japanese national newspapers and blogs.
In 2020 and 2021 she was selected among the 100 most creative haiku authors in Europe by the Haiku Euro Top organization.
In October 2020 she was included in The Haiku Foundation’s archive of haiku poets.
Many of her haiku are present in anthologies related to the contests in which she participated and in American and Japanese anthologies.
Daniela Misso is the author of the book “Connessioni Sottili”, ed. FusibiliaLibri, 2021.
Akita International Haiku Network 
Beautiful haiku, Daniela! Congratulations!
cicadas . . .
a single word
on a blank page
Wow…very beautiful haiku