World Haiku Series 2021 (19) Haiku by Helen Buckingham

pressed buds no time like the past (Femku, 30, July 2021) 押し固められた蕾 過去のように時はない bees om blossom (Haiku Dialogue, February 10, 2021) ミツバチ オム 花 daily jog an abundance of may (Frogpond, 44.3, Autumn 2021) 毎日のジョギング 5月の 豊かさ on top of everything pollen (The Heron’s Nest, 23.3, September 2021) あらゆる物の 上に 花粉 summer’s end ... covid clinging … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (19) Haiku by Helen Buckingham

World Haiku Series 2020 (36) Haiku by Helen Buckingham

mindlessly stretching nature's template       (Bones, 20, July 2020) 自然のテンプレートを無意識に伸ばす Candlemas                                                     premature daffodils say it all (Modern Haiku, 51.2, Summer 2020) キャンドルマス 時期尚早の水仙 すべてを物語る sparkling spring water      … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (36) Haiku by Helen Buckingham

World Haiku Series 2019 (58) Haiku by Helen Buckingham

World Haiku Series 2019 (58) Haiku by Helen Buckingham   back outside the gallery... an endless sky    (HIA Contest, Honourable Mention, 2003)   外に戻る ギャラリー… 終わりのない空   steam-filled market... mistletoe tethered to a meat-hook   (Nat. League of American Pen Women Haiku Contest, Finalist, 2005)   蒸気に満ちた市場… 繋がれたヤドリギ ミートフックに   Mother's Day morning blossom … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (58) Haiku by Helen Buckingham

International Haiku New Year’s Festival 2011 (Part 1)

  The New Year’s Festival has started with the arrival of Gabi Greve’s rabbit. Gabi's rabbit came to Akita from Okayama on New Year’s Eve, participating in the festival.       Gabi says in her haiku:   New Year preparations - my rabbit in his coat      我が兎正月用にお召かえ of white     Patricia Lidia’s rabbit has got … Continue reading International Haiku New Year’s Festival 2011 (Part 1)