Haiku by Mirela Brăilean
leaves in the wind
families still looking for those
scattered by war
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal December 2022
late autumn
floating on the pond
an empty nest
Haiku in Action November 1st-November 7th
autumn wind
the peas’ clanking
in the dried pods
The Mainiki November 11, 2022 Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay
peace summit
at the opposite ends of the couch
me and my wife
Issue #12 – Nov/Dec 2022 of tsuri-dōrō
a butterfly net
in the child’s hand
first snowflakes
November 2022 issue of ESUJ_H
snowflakes
the only comfort
for war orphans
April 2022 issue of ESUJ_H
call for peace
a cherry tree blooms
over the border
Issue #16 of Frameless Sky, Chrissi Villa – Founding Editor
spring again
more beautiful
as I’m aging
June 13, 2022, ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
this must be
what heaven looks like
Sakura
Under the Bashō May 2, 2022, Kala Ramesh Editor
war news
the fresh smell of ink
on the obit
April 15, 2022, Scarlet Dragonfly, a daily journal of Japanese short-form poetry, Editor Kathleen Trocmet
SHORT BIO:
Mirela Brăilean started writing haiku in 2018 and since, her haiku poetry has been published in many international journals and has won prizes and accolades. She was selected to the European Top 100 most creative haiku authors in and 2020 and 2021. She has been nominated for the long list in Touchstone Award 2021. She recently published a collection of 150 haiku entitled “Telling my desire/ in a breath” She loves reading, writing, and nature.
Photos:
Akita International Haiku Network 
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