1 tanka and 9 haiku
Tanka
1.
in a summer field
among the poppies
I reminisce
on my youth
life without my father
20 November 2022
Haiku
2.
flatfish
wish coins on the bottom
of the sea
January 2021
3.
longer days
falcons flock back
to yama-nemuru
January 2020
4.
sakura clouds
on my pillow case
dreams of Japan
November 2022
5.
snake charmer
dozing off his flute slithers
to the floor
November 2022
6.
unfamiliar face
in the mirror
the scars of cancer
November 2022
7.
winter nomad
a red robin in a shrub
the last berries
November 2022
8.
winter insulation
a cup of hot coffee
from my thermos
November 2022
9.
Christmas
gift-wrapping for the homeless
ties that bind
November 2022
Haiga
10.
dark river
in a dugout boat the hustler
sells coconuts
November 2022
5 photos
Biography
My name is Kimberly Olmtak Gomes. I was born in Suriname, South America and I am currently living there.
At present, I am a part-time English language teacher at the Teacher Training Institute in Suriname. Besides teaching I was also a school principal and later on manager at an ICT training institute.
In my spare time I love to read and write poetry, in particular haiku. I became such a keen reader of haiku that I decided to learn the rules and eventually even ventured on writing haiku myself. Now it is one of my most favourite pastimes.
Akita International Haiku Network 