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Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Haiku in Canada: History, Poetry, Memoir Terry Ann Carter For my haiku family in Canada and around the world When all is said and done, we’re really just walking each other home… Ram Dass (1931-2019) Chapter 6: Regional Groups of Haiku Canada (4) Winnipeg, Manitoba Haiku by … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Canada by Terry Ann Carter (8)
for an’ya with gratitude Haiku from the Book white bells ringing the changes lily of the valley 鈴蘭や変化を鳴らす白き鐘 suzuran ya henka wo narasu siroki kane muddy jeans the pasture speckled with crocuses 牧童の泥のジーンズクロッカス bokudō no doro no zīnzu kurokkasu in the hills cattle lowing between silences 丘陵の静寂破る牛の声 kyūryō no seijaku … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Debbie Strange in Canada (1)
Haiku by Debbie Strange (Canada) *** marsh marigolds dark waters patched with light Highly Commended 2023 New Zealand Poetry Society International Competition *** 立金花暗い水面の光かな *** HAIKU, TANKA, and HAIGA to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” 1) skinny-dipping the moon snail's umbilicus Runner-up 2022 British Haiku Society Awards 玉貝の臍を裸で泳ぐかな 2) drifting sands sometimes the poem writes itself … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Debbie Strange
Haiku, Tanka, and Haiga by Debbie Strange 1) sakura we learn the lesson of resilience Honourable Mention, Sakura Award (Canada) 2022 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational さくら 私たちは復元力の教訓を学ぶ 2) herring shoals the ocean turns itself inside out 2nd Place, Shintai Haiku World Haiku Review, Winter 2021-2022 ニシンの群れ 海は完全に自転 3) prairie blizzard squirrels take the … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (24) Haiku by Debbie Strange
Haiku, Tanka, and Haiga by Debbie Strange 1) sakura we learn the lesson of resilience Honourable Mention, Sakura Award (Canada) 2022 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational 2) herring shoals the ocean turns itself inside out 2nd Place, Shintai Haiku World Haiku Review, Winter 2021-2022 3) prairie blizzard squirrels take the shape of their tails … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (24) Haiku by Debbie Strange (Canada)
the lighthouse without its beacon . . . tsunami Runner-up Constanta Haiku Contest 2021 灯台 その信号灯がない 津波 lily pad rafts dotting the pond . . . leopard frogs Zatsuei Haiku of Merit World Haiku Review, Summer 2021 スイレンの葉のいかだ 池に点在 キタヒョウガエル the darkness arrives on a thousand legs . . . cosmic caterpillar Highly Commended New … Continue reading World Haiku Series (10) Haiku by Debbie Strange
World Haiku Series 2020 (22) Haiku by Debbie Strange pine forest . . . the advice I'd give my younger self Honourable Mention 2020 Soka Matsubara International Haiku Competition 松林 私の与えたアドバイス 若かった自分に crickets in the field . . . we still hear grandma calling us home for dinner Honourable Mention … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (22) Haiku by Debbie Strange
World Haiku Series 2019 (31) Haiku by Debbie Strange bioluminescence I skip a pebble across the universe 1st Place 2019 OtherWordly Intergalactic Haiku Competition 生物発光 私は小石をはずませて跳ばす 宇宙に homecoming . . . a bouquet of sky in an old jar 1st Place 2017 Australian Haiku Society Spring Haiga Kukai 帰国．．． … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (31) Haiku by Debbie Strange
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