Haiku by Eufemia Griffo
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snow falls quietly
only faded memories
of the past year
World haiku review, Jan. 2022, Neoclassical Haiku section
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vigil prayer
an old caribou* crosses
the ancient forest
Haiku Dialogue, The Haiku Foundation, Feb. 9, 2022
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hospice garden
the birch tree still laden
with snow
Seashores, 8, April/May 2022
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temple ruins
a pilgrim’s whispered prayer
sculpted in the rock
Asahi Haikuist network, April 15, 2022
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ripe persimmons
my father hums
his last song
Failed haiku, vol. 7, issue 78, June 2022
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melting snow
the calls of wild geese
along the river
Blithe Spirit 32.2, June 2022
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her death anniversary
a magpie sits silently
on the cold grave
14th Yamadera Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, October 2022
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desert beach
faded stars
above me
Scarlet Dragonfly, October 2022
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summer wind
scent of cedars
on the seafront
Hedgerows #139, November 2022
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mid day heat
a frog in the shade
of the water lilies
Unpublished
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My short biography
Eufemia Griffo is from Settimo Milanese (Milano) Italy.
She is a writer and poet.
She has published books of poetry and fiction, including Dracula’s inheritance (“The Legacy of Dracula” ), which she co-authored with Davide Benincasa, “The river is still flowing” (her first collection of short story), “The branches of memories” (another collection of short story), her first historical novel “Paper shapes, Triora’s witches”, (August 2018), her second historical novel “From Afar, Venice: the Travels of Marco Polo” (March, 2021), and her latest novel “The wind of Highlands tells” (July 2022).
She has won many awards for her writing and she has published her haiku in the best international magazines, journals and columns.
In February 2019 she won the first international prize, “R.H. BLYTH AWARD” 2019 organized by Susumu Taikiguchi, Kala Ramesh and Rohini Gupta.
In November 2022, Eufemia has received an honorable mention in “Autumn Moon Haiku Journal” edited by Bruce Ross.
She is a member of “British Haiku Society” (BHS) since 2017.
Her blog is : Il fiume scorre ancora (The river still flows).
https://ilfiumescorreancora.wordpress.com/
Photos by Eufemia Griffo (1)
Akita International Haiku Network 