Haiku by Sherry Grant
the scent of
freshly cut pine
gingerbread family
— Sherry Grant (art/haiku, NZ), Chalk on the Walk Haiku December 2022
bonfire
after stories
more stars
— Sherry Grant (haiku/NZ), Carril Karr (art/NZ), Daily Haiga 15 May 2022
grey on my shoulder weight of the sky
— Sherry Grant (haiku/NZ), Odelle Morshuis (art/NZ), Black & White Haiga/Haisha 11/21/2021
underworld a sigh in red
— Sherry Grant (monoku/art, NZ), Chalk on the Walk Monoku Oct 2022
leap of faith still the next dream
— Sherry Grant (monoku/NZ), William McElcheran (art/Canada), Under the Bashō 15 September 2022
flight
of the bumblebee
jet lag
— Sherry Grant (NZ), Stardust Issue 66, June 2022
Accepted 2022-06-24
my old teacher
her death
a cello string snaps
— Sherry Grant (NZ), Brass Bell March 2022
Valentine’s Day
one true love
after another
— Sherry Grant (NZ), Fireflies Flight Issue 25, B March 2022
crossing over. . .
in this stillness
the wind’s shiver
— Sherry Grant (NZ), Otoroshi Journal Issue 1, Spring 2021
first recital
another doll
takes a seat
— Sherry Grant (NZ)
Sherry Grant Bio
2022-11-19
About Sherry Grant ：
Sherry Grant is a Taiwanese born New Zealand classical concert pianist, cellist, poet, author, translator and festival organiser. Since 2021 she and her youngest daughter Zoe have been promoting short form poetry by co-editing several journals, presenting at haiku conferences and organising poetry workshops. As a musician, Sherry plays online concerts regularly and in her recent North American concert tour she also shared her poems during recitals. Sherry is a well published haiku/cherita/rengay poet. Her rengay written with Alan Peat (UK) won the first prize at the 2021 Otoroshi Rengay Contest. Sherry also enjoys writing longer rhymed poems and plans to publish several poetry books and chapbooks in the near future, including 300 love poems written for her favourite composer Alexander Scriabin, in 3 volumes. Visit www.linktr.ee/sherrygrant for updates.
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