Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Haiku by Li Xiao winter sun... choosing peaches for a pregnant daughter shopping list wife lists contraindications the sky is bright blue - the cuckoo added a couple more years evening fog… and the youngest son has his cigarettes son cuts watermelon - afternoon nap of the first day leaf fall mom whispers a lullaby … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (60) Haiku by Li Xiao (Russia)
Haiku from Photo-haiku by Lavana Kray widow’s birthday – no one but the wind brings wild cherry flowers 未亡人の誕生日 – 風以外に誰も運んでくれない 野の桜の花 five o’clock tea – my shadow goes to the neighbour’s yard 5時のお茶 私の影が消えていく 隣家の庭へ broken swing end of summer 壊れたぶらんこ 夏の終わり I lie you lie – equinox うそを言う私 うそを言うあなた 春分 his chilly talk… … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (59) Haiku by Lavana Kray
Photo-haiku by Lavana Kray widow’s birthday – no one but the wind brings wild cherry flowers five o’clock tea – my shadow goes to the neighbour’s yard broken swing end of summer I lie you lie – equinox his chilly talk… I look for another kigo military camp – shooting buds among discarded shells crush … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (59) Haiku by Lavana Kray (Romania)
Haiku by Lan Diep this calligraphy an ink blue spot on paper round and blue as earth -an earth haiku dec 2022 この書道 紙の上のインクの青い斑点 地球のように丸くて青い for each heart on earth unfolds ten thousand stories hold gently each one -a trauma informed haiku jan2022 地球上のそれぞれの心のために 一万の物語が展開される ひとつひとつを優しく抱きしめる it is wind resting on a rock alchemy -an … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (58) Haiku by Lan Diep
Haiku by Lan Diep this calligraphy an ink blue spot on paper round and blue as earth -an earth haiku dec 2022 for each heart on earth unfolds ten thousand stories hold gently each one -a trauma informed haiku jan2022 it is wind resting on a rock alchemy -an alchemy haiku aug 2022 floating undisturbed … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (58) Haiku by Lan Diep (Australia)
Haiku by Lakshmi Iyer earth walk on the ground to be grounded 地球の歩き方 地上で 教え込まれる autumn rain mother's bare feet crouched on earth 秋の雨 母の裸足 地面にうずくまる from the aircraft a tiny speck of house i call my home 飛行機から 家の小さな点 家に電話 Earth day ... and my footprints washed in the timeless tide アースデー 私の足跡は洗われる 時を超えた潮の流れで … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (57) Haiku by Lakshmi Iyer
Haiku by Lakshmi Iyer earth walk on the ground to be grounded autumn rain mother's bare feet crouched on earth from the aircraft a tiny speck of house i call my home Earth day ... and my footprints washed in the timeless tide wondering where the earth meets the sky day dreaming moon morning dew the … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (57) Haiku by Lakshmi Iyer (India)
Haiku by Koroleva Natalia 1 остановиться ночью на лесной тропе музыка Шнитке stop at night on a forest footpath Schnittke music ストップ 夜の森の小道で シュニトケ音楽 2 в капельке росы звезды отражение цветёт лапчатка into a dewdrop star’s reflection cinquefoil blooms 露の中に 星の反射 キジムシロの花が咲く 3 птичка суми-э растягивает крылышко японский веер a bird by sumi-e stretches its … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (56) Haiku by Koroleva Natalia
Haiku by Koroleva Natalia 1 остановиться ночью на лесной тропе музыка Шнитке stop at night on a forest footpath Schnittke music 2 into a dewdrop star’s reflection cinquefoil blooms в капельке росы звезды отражение цветёт лапчатка 3 птичка суми-э растягивает крылышко японский веер a bird by sumi-e stretches its little wing japanese hand-held fan 4 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (56) Haiku by Koroleva Natalia (Russia)
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 夏の野原 ポピーの間で 思い出す 青春について 父のいない人生 Haiku 2. flatfish wish coins on the bottom of the sea January 2021 カレイ 海の底でコインを願う 3. longer days falcons flock back to yama-nemuru January … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (55) Haiku by Kimberly Olmtak Gomes
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