Haiku by Licia Cardillo
1
only green
of spring in Kyiv …
soldiers
l’unico verde
della primavera di Kiev …
soldati
Asahi Haikuist Network – April 2022
2
early daffodils …
what i know
about spring
primi narcisi …
quello che so
della primavera
Cold moon journal – March 2022
3
eddies
of old leaves …
a new autumn
mulinelli
di vecchie foglie …
un altro autunno
ESUJ-H – October 2022
4
polenta …
round and round
a perfect enso
polenta …
gira e rigira
un enso perfetto
Failed haiku – May 2022 n. 77
5
you still talk to me …
carnation seeds
in a drawer
ancora mi parli …
semi di garofano
in un cassetto
THF – Haiku Dialogue July 2022
6
newspaper sheet …
the crumpled war
on the sidewalk
giornale …
la guerra accartocciata
sul marciapiede
Haikuniverse – April 2022
7
when did I stop
thinking about you?
new buds
quando è stato
che ho smesso di pensarti?
nuovi germogli
Hedgerow #138
8
The Great Bear …
my father’s finger
points to the sky
orsa maggiore …
il dito di papà
puntato al cielo
Hedgerow #139
9
cold alleys …
only the wind knows
where to go
vicoli freddi…
solamente il vento
sa dove andare
Stardust – January 2022
10
suspended days
another moon comes
to the window
giorni sospesi …
un’altra luna arriva
alla finestra
THF per diem haiku daily – June 2022
Lucia Cardillo – Italy
Bio
Lucia Cardillo was born and lives in Rodi Garganico (Foggia). She works as assistant at the Umberto Giordano Conservatory of Music and writes haiku and senryu since 2016. Her poems have been published on many blogs and online and printed magazines in the world.
Awards and Other Honors:
– The Mainichi Haiku in English Best of 2017; The Mainichi Haiku in English Best of 2018; The Mainichi Haiku in English Best of 2019; The Mainichi Haiku in English Best of 2020;
– First classified in the Haiku section of the Gustavo Pece Literary Competition 2018 – ed. La Ruota, Italy;
– Third classified in the Haiku Competition “Giappone Svelato” Bari 2019;
– Honorable Mention “Best of Issue 2019 Autumn Moon Haiku Journal”;
– Honorable Mention in the Haiku Competition “Novella Torregiani” 2020;
– Nomination for the Dwarf Stars Anthology 2019;
Work anthologised:
Haiku Anthology Vol.2 (2017), Vol.3 – Vol.4 (2018), Vol.5 (2019) of Haiku University, ed. Saku publishing Co. ltd., Japan; Herbier Haiku (2017) ed. Graines de Vent, France; Empreintes (2018) ed. Graines de Vent, France; Enfances (2018) ed.Graines de Vent, France; Bacche di Mirto (2021) La Ruota Edizioni Roma; Last Train Home (2021) Jacqueline Pearce Editor – Canada; Kaleidoscopie (2021)– Les Edition du Rouge-Queue, France; Bull-Headed (2021) Corine Timmer Editor, Portugal.
She publishes her first haiku collection (in Italian and English) in May 2019 “All’ombra del gelso” ed. La Ruota – Italy

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