Haiku by Julia Guzmán
1
Inca’s road –
far in the distance
the full moon
2
drought –
only the trace of a waterfall
remains
3
rainy night –
the refugees’ bright eyes
when landing
4
a shooting star –
in the desert town
no one to make a wish
5
country life –
fireflies come and go
along the river
6
scorched woods –
migration of birds
to the cities
7
Andes –
the silence of the mountains
interrupted by the wind
8
rice fields –
the scarecrows’ arms
flapping and flapping…
9
giant panda cubs –
bamboo stalks
growing
10
darkness –
the flames reflected
in the firemen’s eyes
11
sunset –
the hair in the wind
of an abandoned dog
BIO:
Julia Guzmán was born in Córdoba, Argentina where she lives.
She started the haiku-do in 2007 and since then she has been reading, learning and giving workshops all around the Argentinian Patagonia (together with Jorge Giallorenzi) and the rest of the country.
She has been published in Medellín, Colombia, Argentina, Spain and some other parts of the world.
She loves translating haiku from Spanish to English in order to share with the rest of the world.
She actively participates in important haiku groups in Facebook.
She is one of the teachers of the first virtual Spanish Haiku School “Makoto”.
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Latest Message:
I was born in Córdoba, Argentina in the very last days of spring.
I love nature, taking photos, reading and writing as well as sumie and watercolor painting.
I am a lover of the Japanese culture that’s why I am very interested in learning to write haiku, sumie and bunkashishu.
At present, besides reading the Japanese haiku masters again I am reading modern Japanese narrative.
I wish I could read Japanese so that I could read from the source and not depending on translations.
Perhaps in my next life I’ll study Japanese.
At present I try to lead my life following the haiku-do which really helps me to be a better person.
Akita International Haiku Network 
Julia’s haiku on nature and the natural world were a pleasure to read.