"Frolicking Birds in Plum and Willow Trees" by Kanō SansetsuHaiku Competition 2023 The Society August 1, 2023 Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests 492 Comments . WHO Anyone in the world, of any age or background, may participate. Among members of the Society of Classical Poets, everyone including Advisory Board members may participate, if not involved in judging the contest. The winner, if not a U.S. resident, must have a PayPal account or a bank that accepts U.S. checks, in order to receive prize money. . PRIZE $100 . JUDGES J. Thomas Rimer, Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature, Theatre, and Art at the University of Pittsburgh; former chief of the Asian Division of the Library of Congress. Margaret Coats, Ph.D. in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University; retired from a career of teaching literature, languages, and writing that included considerable work in homeschooling for her own family and others. . WHEN Now until September 16, 2023, 6 pm EST (New York time). The original Sept. 15 deadline has been extended for those in other time zones. Results to be announced September 29, 2023 (corresponding with Tsukimi—the Japanese Moon Festival). . WHERE Post your entries in the Comments below. . WHAT Each competitor may submit up to three haiku of traditional form: three lines per poem with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second, and 5 in the third. Entrants are recommended to conform to other traditional haiku requirements outlined HERE. IMPORTANT: By submitting haiku to this contest, the contestant declares that the poems are his or her own work, and that they were written after July 2022. Please submit using your first and last name, as we may find it difficult to distinguish between contestants who have similar first names. If you want coaching on haiku features, please read the examples and explanation before submitting your entries. Once entries are posted, they can be revised or withdrawn ONLY by making another Comment. This is permitted until the competition closes, but do take reasonable care to complete work to your satisfaction before you enter it. Please do not use the Comment area as your scratch pad. That is discourteous to other competitors, to interested readers, and to the judge and will disqualify you. Entries that do not meet basic traditional haiku requirements may be deleted. Anyone who submits more than three entries will have ALL his or her entries disqualified, unless excess entries are clearly withdrawn by a later Comment. . PAST WINNERS 2022 2021 2020 . . NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. 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Eva Drobna September 1, 2023 Author: Eva Drobná, Slovakia, rekanalizácia rytmus môjho života hlboko v tichu recanalization the rhythm of my life deep in silence studený vietor pohladil ma lúč slnka som v rovnováhe cold wind a ray of sunshine caressed me I am in balance blúdiaci spevák darovaný kúsok srdca predohra dňa wandering singer a donated piece of heart prelude of the day Eva Drobna September 4, 2023 ? Remona Winston September 9, 2023 crickets chirping loud frogs win with louder ribbit fly swept in mouth, gone Katie whistler September 12, 2023 Leaves trickle color pumpkin spice is Falls delight, fire crackling night. Screech owls cackle magic tingles in the air hallows eve is nigh. Timothy Stark September 13, 2023 Timothy Stark Cheyenne, Wy. Breathing Inhale and Exhale Living breath, the gift from God, Read scripture and praise! Aubrey Ann Hopkins September 13, 2023 i do not wonder why elephants pass us by in the deep sky summer blackberries children laugh at the juice of carnage Refika Dedić September 15, 2023 step by step the autumn wind carries umbrella greeting autumn leaves by the road like the homeless the first day of school fight for a window seat Mona Winston September 16, 2023 Raindrops beat pavement Chalky smell enters my nose Bird chirps in quietness Mia August 2, 2023 Whistling wind lifts Fallen russet leaves to dance Autumn’s last tango. Moon peeps from above Beams at melodious flute, Sheep bathed in moonlight. Joyfully transform Sand, grit and pain into pearls, World is your oyster. Mia P. Solomonides August 12, 2023 Please accept my sincere apologies. I am now posting under my full name and may I take the opportunity to make some changes to the second haiku? Thank you for your patience. The following are now my three entries. Whistling wind lifts Fallen russet leaves to dance Autumn’s last tango. Sheep bathed in moonlight Lulled by mellifluous flute Dream under the stars. Joyfully transform Sand, grit and pain into pearls, World is your oyster. Eva Drobna September 1, 2023 letný orchester ľúbozvučné spiežovce tanec lúčnych tráv Autor Eva Drobná, Slovakia Eva Drobna September 4, 2023 toto jedno haiku je komentár nie do súťaže letný orchester ľúbozvučné spiežovce tanec lúčnych tráv Autor Eva Drobná Federico C. Peralta September 10, 2023 in the summer grass– the urge of star apple to give itself to me in a rolled up leaf– the caterpillar expires not yet butterfly branches quake lightly– small flower breaks the stillness with violet sound Yasir Farooq September 3, 2023 bread available only at deluxe hotels climate change ignored a train station someone’s beloved arrives and someone’s letter children get relaxed seeing the missing mother now found the lost rain Roy Eugene Peterson August 2, 2023 Fragrant early spring, Apple blossom wedding scenes. Dreamers dreaming dreams. Hiding in spring weeds, Tiny little mustard seeds. Hope is all one needs. Wine on my table. Spring bugs buzzing around it. Fireflies are lit. Paul Martin Freeman September 1, 2023 Wonderful, Roy. Shafts of poetic joy From Peterson E Roy Sara Cosgrove August 2, 2023 inside amber’s fire rests remnants of regal blood — dormant deities rain-soaked eyelashes batting temptress one-thousand obstructing the view steer to the left of all scenery greenery — moat for the kraken Rohini Sunderam August 3, 2023 The lake clear and still Ripples when the geese fly south The lake; still again. Run! The hydra-head The monster, red eyes gleaming Tries to trap green spring A spring swallow, I Came and then went, but lately Your well has run dry. Mona Winston September 16, 2023 Ant atop their mound curious kid pokes a hole Pink tablet in mouth John Sheills August 3, 2023 Hi Guys – I was chuffed to find one of my haiku among the Runners-up listing last year. Needless to say I’ve been hanging out to discover if SPC was planning to run a 2023 Haiku Comp. to try my luck again. My x3 new haiku follow. Cocooned all a’bed Out of pupapural sleep Wings of dreams unfurl Heavens’ late light show Aurora Borealis Necklace for Freya Grandchildren snuggling Bony elbows, fluffy heads Sweet little fledglings Mona Winston September 16, 2023 Love at first site, birds Narcissism lingers dark butterflies die slow ROYAL W RHODES August 3, 2023 we see the beauty but pause to view living wings pinned to a cork board I picked up a stone holding it in my thumbed palm it was worried smooth circles in circles an eternal labyrinth make a mandala Ian Richardson August 5, 2023 Sea waters warming as our last ship sails away. Great heat is coming. Huddled in holly, cold sparrows without a neck. Winter seclusion. After all these years I see the real you at last. Waters of Autumn. Shubhrojyoti Sanbui August 17, 2023 two violets at dawn eavesdropping the sunrise cocoon cracks open. looks at the windmill the blades keep repeating moths blink at each turn. old enchanting house, a couple walks in and leaves window sills crackle. Mona Winston September 16, 2023 waves slapping sand grains sound drowns out worries from past white seagull hops by Sharon W Hoffmann August 3, 2023 Before the house fire, many volumes lined the shelf. Only ghost books now. Poems that insist you leave the shower and write, dripping inkblot stars. I walk in between blooming lime and lemon trees, each breath a delight. Sarah Pridgeon August 4, 2023 Hello bibliophiles My 3 haikus are below: [1] The Owl and the Cat orange peels and Fleetwood Mac they sat, claw in paw. [2] Neurotic nibbler black beady eyes, praying paws fiddling pet hamster. [3] Engorged medallion soaked sponge flesh taut with pink juice glistening white gums Rick Johnson August 4, 2023 Rain pools in laurels Gravity pulls the water A summer day splashed Richard Matta August 4, 2023 Moon glow on birch grove what better hosts for the night before the cold front In the oar’s eddy swirling on a maple leaf… one ant near the edge Timber wood trail hike the long morning buzz and crack shatter a deep shade Federico C. Peralta September 10, 2023 in the summer grass– the urge of star apple to give itself to me in a rolled up leaf– the caterpillar expires not yet butterfly branches quake lightly– small flower breaks the stillness with violet sound Anwyn Benson August 4, 2023 [1] Sunshine through the trees Dew drops down from autumn leaves: Good morning to me [2] Orange poppies greet me A desert landscape extends Sage brush says hello [3] The moon smiles down Reflecting off the water Gleaming is the night Ruddy Gordon September 6, 2023 1: The famalies watch the boat sail down the river into the crimson sky 2: The old man sits there watching the magnolias- lost in yesterday 3: Yellow fades to red- the ball of fire sets slow- stars peak their bright eyes Ruddy Gordon September 6, 2023 Correction to my first entry. The other two I would like to keep as they are: The families watch the boat sail down the river into the crimson sky Paul A. Freeman August 5, 2023 Nigerian prince, enthroned with a sceptred phone, scams loyal subjects. Wind and waves combine, their breath an eye-watering spray and tongue-tasted brine. Patient desert winds, grain-by-grain shift a sand dune. Thus mountains are moved. Monika Cooper August 5, 2023 skittering smoothly over a muddy black patch long-legs looks legless Monika Cooper August 5, 2023 iridescent glare of pinwheels among dusty communal gardens Monika Cooper August 5, 2023 talking of Newton: a sudden falling apple knocks my ice cream down Jeanna Cooper August 6, 2023 Swift winds part the clouds, Golden shafts cast dark shadows. The hero’s’ sorrow. Dusted daffodils Persephone did you leave? Tracks in frozen mud. Brianna C August 6, 2023 summer set ablaze hibiscus tinted sunset light suspends the hour Derek Patten August 6, 2023 Arise yawning moon Cicadas and bullfrogs sing Love songs to the night Sun on turtle’s back The busy pond calls his name Then only ripples Owl haunts the barnyard Robins shout their warning song Field mouse drops his corn Stuart Jay Silverman August 6, 2023 a quiet starburst camellia petals caught up by a summer breeze the lizard brain in spring across the neural pathways looking for the sun a cloud sheds its tears the old oak shakes autumn ears as the earth shifts gears Ellen Whitehead August 7, 2023 Two tall trees embrace despite their differences winter forest smiles A shy bluebird hides behind a bare branch in Spring but beauty seeps through The songs of the loon arias from ancient horns stir sounds in my soul Raymond C Roy August 7, 2023 Raymond C Roy August 7, 2023 a monarch’s shadow flitting along the pavement disappears from view below the feeder a mourning dove and chipmunk scavenging for food after sixty years revisiting Vietnam for pho and not foe Mary Ekpenyong August 7, 2023 Mary Ekpenyong Scents of blooms in spring With jungle ethics unbent Lost in wildfires Beautiful flowers Widows’ sweet sorrow wrapped with Wreaths on silent graves Rose flower withers Thorns growing on our fences Father abandoned us Hla Yin Mon August 8, 2023 Haiku I pressed gardenia – holding on to mom’s unused 4711 Haiku II honey bush flowers the lingering thin fragrance – lights over darkness Haiku III mid-monsoon showers over the lands near and far rivers in rivers Hla Yin Mon August 8, 2023 Haiku I pressed gardenia – holding on to mom’s unused 4711 Haiku II honey bush flowers the lingering thin fragrance – lights over darkness Haiku III mid-monsoon showers the sound of daily footsteps turns into splashes Cheryl Corey August 8, 2023 Rain, allusive rain, Drenches earth with sudden storms. The birds fall silent. Blossoms on the bough Have yet to bear promised fruit— Tender is the age. Honorable Peak, Come Spring I’ll climb Ontake— Mystic vision waits. Cheryl Corey August 9, 2023 I wish to replace my first haiku with the following: Rain, pluvial rain, Drenches earth with sudden storms. The birds fall silent. Sara Kate Egan August 9, 2023 late July delight fresh rain splashes hot blacktop silently steaming humid air hovers icy cold glass in hand drips sweet peach tea pleases August afternoon muggy fog cracks, sky sends treats hailstones cool my tongue Jeanna Cooper August 10, 2023 No dew drops today the lawns are set in diamonds hands snug in mittens. Daril Bentley August 10, 2023 Last night I traveled the hollows of your face where youth hid its mercies Sound of a raven: Words I should never utter to my enemies Mayflies in sunlight The golden retriever haloed with them Lorraine Murphy August 10, 2023 Modern garden sheds daisies, weeds and bumblebees; grass is not greener. (Haiku moved by moderator) John Elkin August 11, 2023 the fields are growing, feels the farmer-warrior, into battlefields the far off mountain sheds all but a hat of snow when cold winds return fox dens and bird nests arrive and dissolve around the stubborn boulder Joakim August 11, 2023 The full moon was this big! she gestures with herhands, under the moonlight. A drop no longer a drop no longer a drop no longer a drop … Quick, fill a bucket with snow! I am thirsty for a cup of black tea. Joakim August 11, 2023 The full moon was this big! she gestures with her hands, under the moonlight. A drop no longer a drop no longer a drop no longer a drop … Quick, fill a bucket with snow! I am thirsty for a cup of black tea. Irma Reeves September 4, 2023 white frangipani around the cemetery lies love of my life Margaret Coats August 11, 2023 Dear haiku writers, please post poems with your FIRST NAME AND LAST NAME, as directed in the announcement above. Thanks for your help in conducting this large contest. Christina Armour September 13, 2023 Fall hues often vie Evening’s glory in the sky Waiting winter’s dawn. Rick Johnson August 12, 2023 Rain pools in laurels Incessant gravity pulls One summer day splashed Lana yukyung Min August 12, 2023 Yesterday, My heart jumped in glee Because I still haven’t made a decision For my part to run away and flee Or stay entangled in this friction Oh how I imagine some endless days Floating in the ocean By the salmon drifting away In a mindless motion But work has carried me away From you and everything rosy But there’s nothing left to say This spell will be broken and mori Where no words are left in a phrase As you are just a token For my limited days…. Maura H. Harrison August 14, 2023 August fills the ditch: Lace, goldenrods, and thistle. Dowry for the Fall. Peaches picked, not ripe, Sit on the sill and sweeten. Aging, we summer. Ice captures a swirl, Fluidity in fractal, Memory’s curve and line. Matthew Carr August 14, 2023 The cosmos springs forth An eternal liturgy Man’s priestly order Richard Paul Michael Harrow August 14, 2023 While hoeing parched earth, a whelk, stone-dead, surfaces – cloned by tiers of silt. Walking, then standing – as summer rattles alder egret holds his gaze. Eavonka Ettinger August 15, 2023 black heron creates an umbrella with its wings unsuspecting fish late afternoon sun fills the kitchen with rainbows swaying crystal heart a visit from my grandmother the day she died peregrine falcon Eduard TARA August 30, 2023 snowy train station my window stopping slowly to frame the silence Darrell Lindsey September 7, 2023 hay bales in the barn father and son’s slow walk home for their cold supper Jacquie Pearce August 15, 2023 departing rainclouds my daughter empties sunlight from the old tire swing abandoned drive-in from your car roof the best view of the Milky Way abandoned farmhouse collapsing into itself if not for the vines Mo Schoenfeld August 16, 2023 sun pierces treeline, radiance ruptures the gloom. a barren woodland. single pale poppy stands above a field of red. air, ambivalent. lunch break, woodland walk. the internet underground tracking my footsteps. Joseph Buehler August 16, 2023 A doe emerges shyly from the tree line; we watch her through silent windows. The oak that once stood so dark and huge lies crippled, toppled by the storm. Keith Evetts September 12, 2023 still warm at twilight the soft rustle of starlings settling down to roost a young stag bellows at his face in the water— faraway thunder the calm of evening… a mute swan glides downriver through the falling snow Michael Taormina August 16, 2023 Snowflakes in April Like shampoo in the tulips What is it doing Mote in the moon’s eye Is that a crack don’t touch it You will spill the milk Geese flying upstate Honk through the smoggy morning You never returned Janeymi Ramirez-Salas August 17, 2023 one cent copper coin pressed pennies memories hold a moment in time her hue is of bright frida kahlo look-alike braids she wears with pride all she left was wood carvings with a dust coating keepsakes near her tomb Linda Arnott August 18, 2023 The Moon’s shadow weaves Heaven’s invisible web. Busy black spiders. Clouds sharpen their swords. The horizon splits in two. An angry red sky. A pink lotus pond in solitary beauty as the sun rises. Stefanie Bucifal August 18, 2023 summer afternoon floating between grass and sky the lovers’ hammock as I walk barefoot my footsteps are filling up with rain, then sunshine this is a long night some well-known shadows return to my memory Colin Dardis August 23, 2023 at thirty-one degrees all I want to do is lie about the weather weathered motorway – we drive through the surface spray, make fog out of tyres from your tree, the pips must be taken with the flesh – uneasy eating sharon mueller August 18, 2023 GLACIAL TIME A RIVER OF ICE STRIATIONS OF PAST EONS SLOWLY FADE AWAY SOLSTICE SUMMER IN DECLINE IN MY BONES I CAN FEEL IT EARTH’S TILT AND TURNING WHITE COVEYS FLIGHTS OF BUTTERFLIES WHITE DRIFTS NESTLED IN THE TREES DOGWOODS DEEP IN BLOOM Lucia Haase August 19, 2023 while playing hopscotch tall shadows of the children a stone’s throw away On a sunny day the bright chirp of a robin the laugh of a child oh I cannot touch that branch of cherry blossoms that is touching me Anushka Dey August 20, 2023 My heart is an ancient manor A souvenir of unrequited love and limitless longing Haunted by ghost of sighs Moon lights tear stained cheeks The star seem dimmer in your absence Grief and love choke me Your eyes hold me captive Sweet song of mermaids beckoning me underwater Decaying desires drown me Kathryn Van Bomel August 20, 2023 Air feels of summer Sunbathing on the front lawn Christmas in New York Kathryn Van Bomel August 20, 2023 In this autumn sky Where birds fly in formation Smoke now migrates South Sondra Rosenberg August 21, 2023 dogwood petals drift across my yard like snowflakes– Christmas in July blanketed by snow the city still sleeps–even the wren is silent April sends showers so May can give us flowers for June-bride bowers Daril Bentley August 21, 2023 The shadow of smoke ascends a sunlit brick wall: The Upper East Side Rob Crisell August 22, 2023 First warm wind of spring caresses the green grape buds that wreathe the vine wood. Heavy with black grapes, the vines hide their swollen fruit, summer’s sweet burden. Between the vine rows, culled fruit ferments, perfuming autumn’s early dusk. Malcolm Beveridge August 22, 2023 Broken Haiku. Broken. Poet’s muse. In need of restoration. Artisan helpful. Joydip Dutt August 23, 2023 a bolt of lightning flashes across the night sky distant loud rumbling Joydip Dutt September 10, 2023 Respected judges, my sincere apologies to you. I would like to make a change to my first entry. The other two remains unchanged. a bolt of lightning flashes across the night sky epiphany strikes Joydip Dutt August 23, 2023 bough of magnolia sways to and fro in mild air a whiff of sweet scent Joydip Dutt September 15, 2023 I want to withdraw my above 2nd entry and replace it with the below haiku: Cumulonimbus Clouds cover city skyline Catharsis of tears Thank you Joydip Dutt Joydip Dutt August 23, 2023 solid snow chunks fall off the leafless tree branches thudding noise on roof Daril Bentley August 23, 2023 Cancer clicks its claws soundlessly in the body of the universe A great ladle tilts in the Milky Way, skimming a curdle of stars Pillow hill of snow on toboggans they went down and back up again Ida Eggert August 23, 2023 Butterflies dancing in shadows of cherry trees – Venus and Ceres Within the wind lie wondrous words of flapping birds, as spring’s passing by. Oh, warm summer breeze, rest and put your mind at ease! Fall is coming soon. James Penha August 23, 2023 spring swims in color without recalling winter scales frozen in grey multicolored bloom of summer leaves in autumn— my family tree tropical lagoon juicy mangos yield their flesh tigers lurking Alyssa Mae Calaparan August 24, 2023 The snowdrop lies still Among frozen, once-green grass. The life of those dead. Lyudmila Hristova August 24, 2023 a very long war… the orphan’s jacket loses its sky blue color *** moon in the daytime – your dark side also remains so invisible *** a difficult truce the grasses along the path are getting thicker JoyAnne O'Donnell August 24, 2023 Love hugging us so guiding our spirits joyful embeds tenderness. Faith is unity from angels calming us true light from a rainbow. Welcome is friendship the stars twinkle genuine sailing loves high ships. Alexander Grutza August 25, 2023 Entropy bears fruit Mighty stones erode to sand The Sky remains blue open heart, closed palm vandalized by young bandits in past echelons Janet Tegtmeier August 25, 2023 Summer grows weary, Colors cling to written petals; Fall eyes victory. Janet Tegtmeier August 25, 2023 Darn auto-correct! Here’s what I meant to write: Summer grows weary, Colors cling to worn petals; Fall eyes victory. Alvin B. Cruz August 26, 2023 late summer sunset watching the waves wash away my first sandcastle red paper lanterns from the long war a father comes home in a box falling at full blast the last of cherry blossoms a farewell to spring Mantz Yorke August 26, 2023 Hibiscus flowers like radio telescopes turned towards the sun. Mayflies flittering above a pool, unaware of the trout below. Mottling the sunset, starlings stream, swirl and return – French curves brought to life. Linda Alice Fowler August 26, 2023 opal opulence sun lights on shimmering seas ~ seagulls soubresaut burbling bubbles mesmerizing melody ~ dragonflies descend acoustic echo zephyr sweeps through the valley ~ vespers in the dark Chris J White August 26, 2023 The murmurous strain constricts and stunts, this form I’ve held three hundred months. Does a bent-winged bird know more about flight than a bird who’s unimpaired? In a passing glance at the hall mirror I see me side-eye myself. James Wesley Young August 27, 2023 Children on the field Dancing daffodils in spring Gentle yellow hair. Lightning strikes the night Day returns for just a clip Preview of the dawn. Tall tree tops tingle Heat hovers high, hunting hoards Sweet summer stabbings. Lawrence Dullea August 28, 2023 They have been in Love from afar Forever. Admirers of each other’s Colorful Beauty. She is Dawn; He is Dusk. Warmer Winds Whisper Secrets. Trees Sway with Understanding. Too Few are Listening. Falling Drop of Water. Sunlight gives a Glistening Kiss. I See Life; All of Life. David Whippman August 28, 2023 Seaside in winter. Stone and waves camouflage-grey. Tourists don’t notice. Impassioned protest, Treaties, negotiation – But war will still come. Soham Joshi August 28, 2023 Bloody canopy Exquisite tropical lunch Of chainsaws and smoke Vaporizing sheets Bidding a frozen goodbye To the glued windows Palm tree silhouette Dropping tender coconuts Hoping to bloom friends Kirsty Mairi Grace August 29, 2023 Ye ken a haiku? Aye lad, a coo up the brae; Reid beast o’ the mist Morrison Handley-Schachler August 29, 2023 Webs Threads hang deserted Where the spider left behind Deserted cobwebs. Stars Those stars are gone now But like battles fought of old Our eyes see them still. Light The light streams constant But the troubled water throws Its patterns on it. Molly-Kate Garner August 29, 2023 [I] Jousting with needles, Ablur in this midsummer, Nectar calls to each. [II] Each green creeping thing Uproots and down roots the moss, Unfurl fiddleheads. [III] Ribbons of white drift, Transpose pale against shadow. Crows fly before clouds. Megan Devine August 29, 2023 Halo moon in the sky The silent road’s horizon Wait for me, My Love Curling green vines climb Blossoms are stars of butter Still no cucumbers Hot hibiscus tea Brewed in Grandma’s antique cup My mouth now tastes sour Morad Afrooz Moein August 30, 2023 Name of the poet: Murad Afrooz Moin Country name: Iran City name: Tehran Type of poem: Haiku The text of my haiku poem to be published on your site: Haiku: “migrating bird”, before being shot it was calling so Ernesto P. Santiago August 30, 2023 photosynthesis — how we are all connected to each light of love Sheila Barksdale August 30, 2023 swans, having cast off their indigo hakama share grey skymantle Jonathan Aylett August 30, 2023 fully committed to a life in the fast lane wing mirror spider she just can’t help it always chasing the bad boys the moth and the flame bridal bouquet toss the baby’s breath, as ever just beyond her reach Daniela Misso August 30, 2023 glimpses of clear sky – over a tree shaded lake azure damselflies * childhood memories a sprouting lentil rises from the cotton wool * winter stars twinkle the lights of a small village on the mountaintop Daniela Misso Alex Malley August 30, 2023 year passes maybe I’m still smiling in my sleep autumn evening on a road sign a crossed out bicycle Alex Malley moon in a puddle the wet and dark reverse side of a fallen leaf Neil Wittmann August 30, 2023 The present is the liminal place between the past and the future Place to place walking, In a time from then ‘till now. Liminality. Liminal spaces. A minds eye perspective. Liminal places. Teh Eng Foo August 30, 2023 (1) What constitutes home? If broken fragments and pain— A mere broken house. (2) Our grief is just love with nowhere to go, bearing; our heart’s a big weight. (3) Shall you come or go? But if silence awaits still, goodbye answers that. Joe McKeon August 30, 2023 hunger fundraiser cucumber sandwiches and dandelion tea standing room only the bandshell concert features a solo cellist one way ticket home a candy stripped scarf around the conductor’s neck John Hawkhead August 30, 2023 leather-winged shadows a fine powder of moth scales cascades through moonlight walking riverwise to where the kingfisher darts she colours her story winging the swing shift swifts turn over purpling dusk to the pipistrelles Andy Green Mann August 30, 2023 Light flutter of wings Casting quick moving shadows Fleeting gossamer *** Fallen orchid blooms Lay still upon the dry ground Awaiting the winds *** Gathering at dusk Swifts prepare to roost on wing Screams fading gently Gianna Lucci August 30, 2023 womb’s workshop weaves as a dreaming brain spins, at random – or is it? Gianna Lucci August 30, 2023 Correction: a womb’s workshop weaves as a dreaming brain spins, at random – or is it? Jurate Norvaisiene August 31, 2023 lack of words we go on stirring melted sugar who we are now amidst fallen leaves a candy wrapper a hagstone teh heart is open to the sea wind Monika Cooper August 31, 2023 Though these don’t follow the syllable-count rules for the contest, I like them all very much, especially the candy wrapper one. I hadn’t known the word “hagstone” before and I love to learn a new word. That third poem brings me divinely cold wind straight from the Baltic, so good: thank you. Jurate Norvaisiene September 1, 2023 sorry for the mistake *** a hagstone the heart is open to the sea wind Gianna Lucci August 31, 2023 winter’s concert is silent but for ice cracking, moaning beneath boots Joshua C. Frank August 31, 2023 Sky turns baby blue Waiting as green hills give birth To a big, red sun. Jagged desert crags, Spear heads piercing starry dark, Encircle the camp. Lightning strike at night, Writing in a bright, white light, Vanishing from sight. Keith A. Simmonds August 31, 2023 Scent of cherry blooms blowing in the morning light… end of pandemic Hallucination… a red butterfly quivers upon a daisy Splinters of sunshine piercing the morning silence… icicles crumble Gwyneth Solomon August 31, 2023 Pink skies tinged with blue. Calm after the hurricane, water is pink too. Sophia Conway August 31, 2023 hot golden acre soil cracks like old parchment after a long drought a lance of sunlight quietly pierces through to the lush forest floor swallows swoop fast in harmony across turbulent rivers of white foam John Savoie September 1, 2023 [Removed for publication elsewhere] Krit venambal September 1, 2023 pleading thin groves solemn melancholy cry cuckoos of autumn Fur grey gnawing out nutty red-sun tweaks the clouds no more a squirrel Tore aside triumph seashells rolls to the shore side boats to the blue seas Theodore M Eisenberg September 1, 2023 In a white ice box a rigid celery stalk readies a lank neck. Shari Jo LeKane September 1, 2023 August always brings dewy lawns at crack of dawn dog-day afternoons visits to the swings last trips to the swimming pool young ones starting school college kids take wing crickets singing in the night dance under the moon autumn gardening schedules become usual summer ends too soon Shari Jo LeKane September 1, 2023 Sun from the heavens shines as the light comes this way Keen revelation Light in the garden glows for a happy birthday Speaks celebration Seen in perspective lifelong pursuit of today Dreams of elation Shari Jo LeKane September 1, 2023 Waking in the mist falling leaves are damp and gray shrouded in a cloud Orchestrated twist hazard on a holiday silence in the sound Feel the frosty kiss death imparts a dreamlike sway memories renowned Margaret Coats September 5, 2023 Shari Jo, you have submitted ten haiku, but only three entries are allowed. Please pick your best three, and withdraw the excess haiku, to keep your chance to win! J Peazy September 1, 2023 Stream washes a rock, Except a lone leaf, trembling. What keeps me around? John E. Norvell September 1, 2023 extinction event brimstone hurling through the sky crapasauraus rex Alexia Ioana Branzea September 1, 2023 Haiku I: Mourning morning, The golden sphere is hidden And the grass does shine. Haiku II: On the horizon I float – between Sky and Earth – Afraid of falling. Haiku III: Life’s an asymptote Near and near but way too far Never satisfied. Neelam Saxena September 1, 2023 Life slouches cornered Desperate, dreary, damped eyes, A withered flower. Existence on ropes Moistened eyes, shivering lips Rains quiver lilies Life withdraws itself Sunrise gives no happiness Cactuses prick love G. M. H. Thompson September 1, 2023 thirteen chickadees on a snow-covered hedgerow,— the coffee’s bitter a red-winged blackbird sits on a cattail besides the highway’s violence brand-new concrete pool yet thick with moss already a frog plunges in Steven Insalaco September 1, 2023 Flying for the sun they seek the warmth of grace – a visage of self. Windswept golden manes flaunt their lordship o’re the land – all the feral bow. Thus, she flies away, fond farewells for thee we bid – au ‘voir, good Reason. Gerald Seniuk September 1, 2023 missiles kill mother things fall from Spring sky like rain life now in Ukraine -Gerald Seniuk jd September 1, 2023 Hint of periscope rises to blue-feathered grace Pleasure here on earth Birds, high on the wire are synchronized no longer our feathered mirrors Whistles skirt the sky winged predator follows pity before kill Jane Vander Velde September 1, 2023 Moonlit oaks in ice Spread cursive shadows on snow A script for silence Summer’s prickly pears Sustain thirsty coyotes Enflame human tongues Crystals from sprinklers Spatter through blue August skies Jewels for a child Jane Vander Velde September 1, 2023 Moonlit ice and oaks Spread cursive shadows on snow A script for silence Summer’s prickly pears Sustain thirsty coyotes Enflame human tongues Crystals from sprinklers Spatter through blue August skies Jewels for a child Jane Vander Velde September 1, 2023 This entry was a mistake. I meant to enter only once. Jacob E Lippman September 1, 2023 The hearts of the dead Might still be pumping if they Had exercised more Judy Ichkhanian September 1, 2023 In Fall he stutters, Stalwart legs turned wet noodles, Old dog done with days. Little hands clasping Acorns too large, unwieldy, Eyes gleam victory Gruff voice in mem’ry Fades, time turning your presence Into my own voice. Amy Losak September 1, 2023 ah, blazing blue moon why must you pose hazily for my camera? a squirrel’s tail furls around a fallen birdbath … the world in my yard blizzard conditions a young cat circles into a wool granny square Amy Losak September 1, 2023 Revised first haiku: ah, blazing blue moon must you pose so hazily for my camera? Ben Grochowsky September 1, 2023 today the rain falls I drive through the shining spray where will the clouds go? uproar of feathers I too heard the distant clang birds flee as I freeze peony blossom the bloom, a flurry of noise rambunctious, benign Henry Joseph September 1, 2023 So falls tired summer: Flowers give away their blooms, Promises unclasped. —- Deep in the green seed Grows a mystery of life, Grief in the making. —- Time does not relent – Its plough turns upon itself, Drives ever onward. Suraj Nanu September 1, 2023 rectangle phobia cocooned in my sleeping bag a caterpillar brushing on the veins of a herbarium leaf the rustle of spring vanishing skylight the cicada’s song softer than grandma’s whisper James T. Struck September 1, 2023 Earth Glowing by James T. Struck Leaves Flying in the Sky Birds Glowing around the Ocean Earth Burning Ever larger Universe sinking always Inward John Petraglia September 1, 2023 My three . . . Mountain waterfall Drift off to secluded thought The thunder returns ! With dad at the park Roughhouse, tree climes, leaf pile dives Mom sips tea at home Perseids last night After midnight few meteors But what cosmic thoughts Amanda Hall September 1, 2023 Evergreen Slope Line of dark green spruce Cuts the sky into a graph Only birds can read Stone Wall Rocks shaggy with moss Once fit to hold something in Now hold only Time Full Moon Silver ornament Illuminating night walk Without glare or heat Vasile Moldovan September 1, 2023 Through the milky night gown the summer moon is caressing the phoetus in the womb The visage of a child stuck against the window pane o look at the moon Sitting all alone in the front of a white paper – behind me the moon Mary Sayler September 1, 2023 Mary Harwell Sayler (3 haiku written in 2023) Summer storm cuts off power and credit cards, but releases prayer. In summer, silence can be loud with longing as our tears speak volumes. Summer moon-drops float like *pearls on the water. Oysters go to bed. (*Note: “pearls” are meant to have 2 syllables here, but if you think not, we can make them “white pearls.”) Talbot Hook September 1, 2023 Prairie-rose perfume Permeates the open road. A truck kicks up dust. ________________________ Hermit infiltrates Icy cave, lets loose a cry — His voice or the rocks’? ________________________ Pine, plum, and bamboo: Steady fellow-travelers. I go for firewood. Manfred Dietrich September 1, 2023 In a freak snowstorm John looks for the Redeemer eyes misting over. Martin Rizley September 1, 2023 Shy lips at midnight Meld as a meddling moon beam Lays bare their embrace. Beneath dripping trees, Geckos dream with open eyes, As morning mists rise. Through dark depths plunging, Brave seamen pray and ponder Sunken sailors´ bones. Jennifer Hinders September 1, 2023 Seasonal Risk Crisp weather is here It’s that time of year, achoo Seasonal hazard Jennifer Hinders September 1, 2023 Winter acts so mean A cold-hearted icy guy Go play somewhere else Tom Woodliff September 1, 2023 Red poppy beauty A promise for tomorrow Hope crushed by abuse Wallace Kaufman September 1, 2023 Morning, night’s old coup, Makes marsh diamonds out of dew. I make love with you. Anayo Dioha September 1, 2023 Night lights, children’s noise, Fast life as dawn reappears, Grown folks skipping tea. One after the next, Feet going in, feet coming Out, who knows who’s next? Darkness fills the room, Silence gets restive with none Home to call for calm. Anayo Dioha September 1, 2023 replacing the second haiku in previous comment please with: One after the next, Warm soil swallowing cold skins. Now who knows who’s next? Wallace Vickers Kaufman September 1, 2023 Wren’s familiar voice “Video” or “Figaro”. It’s his song, your choice James T. Struck September 1, 2023 Universe Balloon Universe is crashing like a deflated balloon I looked at the stars and galaxies moving in I hid with my frog in my apartment and he started speaking to me he turned into a prince Kathy September 2, 2023 Oh gee! Steve Todd September 1, 2023 __________ Grass weeps, crystal grief Teardrops for winter’s passing Adieu. Spring mourning. __________ This stone in my shoe Just proves that ‘The Rock’ is in everything these days. __________ When all ‘The Woke’ sleep Wisdom slips silently from its priest hole to eat. __________ Isabel Scheltens September 2, 2023 Poppies bloom reckless; Crepe paper skirts thrust aside Exposing black hearts. Sierra Williams September 2, 2023 1. She Waits Clouds blocking the sun In stillness she waits for song A hummingbird’s breath 2. Allia She opened a book She found worlds behind a word Nothing else as true 3. Rings True A sparrow’s wing A baby’s shallow cry An angel rings true Alan Summers September 2, 2023 the tang of blackberries picked from low-hanging branches last rays of the sun kitchen extension roof so many neighbourhood cats padding across us a different moon comes to linger over us the novel also Tony Williams September 2, 2023 yellowing petals falling without wind, the wings of a honeybee a slight aroma of ripening banana… I’m so middle-aged! the ragwort plundered— cinnabar caterpillars make their getaway Michael Theroux September 2, 2023 mid day touching, now your eyes blessing our joining such soft, soft spring rain finger tips, your sighs a slow smile upon moist lips summer’s quick rivers dreaming now, after long deep droughts of lovesweet aire perfume of the fall we two, together desire rekindles love’s fire winter’s rose hearth-light Charles E. Southerland September 2, 2023 talking of springtime in the harsh teeth of cold’s breath warms the groundhog’s tales Michael Miller September 2, 2023 the tracks of a fox stop at the hint of a mouse beneath winter’s snow peppermint flowers in the warm mid-summer heat painting air with scent the dragon fly skims across the pond snatching prey from the cool spring air Manfred Dietrich September 2, 2023 Seventeen short words all of monosyllables can paint a picture. Salmon leaping high fight to do the two main things lay your eggs and die. Debmalya Bandyopadhyay September 2, 2023 Early morning sun punches the night’s jaw open birds scream and escape. Autumn’s hand brushes the flags shaking in the wind prayers fall like leaves. Last winter the cold did not dare touch my old bones You were still around. Linda Marie Hilton September 2, 2023 1) scramble past boulders sparse trees on trace of a path summit view: verdure 2) windshield wipers work crawl along icy snow road Prime brought xmas gifts! 3) heron fishing sole riparian currents swirl kayakers flush him. Kathy September 2, 2023 October cold dust around falling ghostly moon swiftly changing wind Orange pumpkin stare around October darkroom light up autumn moon Lullaby of dust bedtime especially full moon is deepening. Margaret Coats September 2, 2023 Kathy, PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR LAST NAME, as directed in contest rules above. There is already a Kathryn (who did give her last name) and I know another Kathy (same spelling as yours) who may enter. We need to be able to give you distinct credit for your poems. Thanks! Kathy Bahr September 3, 2023 Okay thank you! Kathy Bahr September 3, 2023 October cold dust around falling ghostly moon swiftly changing wind Orange pumpkin stare around October darkroom light up autumn moon lullaby of dust bedtime especially full moon is deepening. Paul H. Kang September 3, 2023 Verdant umbrella The weeping willow dries its hair in the spring sun Tall glaciers sweating A white bear scans left to right Neither friends nor foes K.G. Munro September 3, 2023 winter is alive as old crinkled leaves die off purple crocus blooms mice dance to bird chirps on a wooden seed table they do pirouettes Linette Eloff September 3, 2023 A neatly spun web Offers early morning pearls The sun is thirsty Linette Eloff September 3, 2023 The withered lone tree Gnarled, old, knotted, grey and dead Life’s last destiny Linette Eloff September 3, 2023 Softly sighs the sea gently heals unsettled sands of our written words. Judith Murovic September 3, 2023 Lie low lioness… let the learning last until your leadership lunge. Monika Cooper September 6, 2023 Gorgeous proverb! Copied into my notebook. Judith Murovic September 6, 2023 This did not post in haiku format. How can this be deleted and re-posted? Margaret Coats September 6, 2023 If it’s deleted, you’ll lose Monika Cooper’s appreciative comment. Please simply REPLY below the mistaken format, and re-type it, taking care to ENTER after each line, and thus make 3 lines. The mistaken format will still be there with the correction, but that does NOT count against you. The judges understand, and we re-type haiku for the RESULTS page. Remember to check back on September 29 to see whether you are on it. Julie Gerard September 3, 2023 Naked summer nights Stardust falling from the sky Contented lovers. White caps on green waves Darkness of the winter storm Shivering sea life Rivers twist and turn We dam them up for power Nature still breaks free. Philip Sculthorpe September 4, 2023 An empty snail shell – Dementia confirmation In my trembling hand. A silver slug trail – My book falls open at the Stations of the Cross Far-off tsunami – A butterfly flutters by Looking innocent Philip Sculthorpe September 4, 2023 I keep getting a message saying I’ve made a duplicate comment – but don’t seem to be able to see any comments I’ve made! What am I doing wrong? Mike Bryant September 4, 2023 It looks like your entry may have just taken a while to post. It is posted now. Mike the Mod Philip Sculthorpe September 4, 2023 Yeah, sorry, I was being technically incompetent Philip Sculthorpe September 4, 2023 Ignore me! I see them now Ravi Kiran September 4, 2023 as the act unfolds bullets fly and soldiers fall unseen puppeteers no one to applaud and yet under the full moon wild cherry blossoms in spite of the birds scorching sun and rocky ground the seed that flowered Pushan Basu September 4, 2023 those rattling aspens I didn’t sleep at all last night remembering them my pages are bound with staples; my sentences with semicolons early April snow it’s a good thing the cherry has its pink jumper Andrew Shimield September 4, 2023 on Easter Sunday a great tit out and about in his smart black cap a fuchsia petal endlessly swirling around the town square fountain a fine spring morning only my neighbour’s shih tzu is wearing a coat Alene Sen September 4, 2023 first day of grade nine- a turtle in the hallway paddles among sharks windows are open when sandstorm arrives early no way to get home orange maple leave passes along the river I go with the flow Ae Johnston September 4, 2023 1. ten blocks of cold words; soldered worlds of daylight dew point through these old locks! 2. September shines and sure as dust my modem dies – Forced little nocturne. 3. night and endless screen while we wrap a rapt rap now the sky rose lingers Dr. José Luis Solís López September 4, 2023 Haiku 1 Misty forest in the bark of the pine tree the moth worms Haiku 2 Sound of the wind chime in the maadurga* temple monarch butterflies * Hindu deity Haiku 3 On the mountainside wildflowers everywhere, sheep bleating I, Dr. José Luis Solís López, declare that the 3 haikus are of my authorship and property. I wrote them before July 2022. Dr. José Luis Solís López September 4, 2023 I correct my haiku´s de Dr. José Luis Solís López Haiku 1 Misty forest in the bark of the pine tree the moth worms Haiku 2 Sound of the wind chime in the maadurga* temple monarch butterflies * Hindu deity Haiku 3 On the mountainside wildflowers everywhere, sheep bleating I, Dr. José Luis Solís López, declare that the 3 haikus are of my authorship and property. I wrote them before July 2022. Amir Kapetanović September 4, 2023 Full moon with his shine freezes down the dreamless sheet. Rattles of crickets. Irma Reeves September 4, 2023 sun flower blooming butterfly stopped for a kiss law of attraction starlings on blue sky parades twittering like rains migration begins say it with flowers the language i understand beauty of nature on my way back home floating over pure white clouds end of one journey Radhika De Silva September 5, 2023 the city canal- harvest moon’s pale reflection on clutter of cans humidity high summer conference drags on the last drop of juice Tracy Davidson September 5, 2023 rediscovered roots watching the white lotus rise from grandfather’s pond autumn’s magic spell the forest’s emerald gems turn garnet and gold hummingbirds hover along a lonely dust road desert rose in bloom Marek Kozubek September 5, 2023 thinning morning mist – dewdrops on a spider web filled with the silence in forest’s shadows hidden in the midday heat middle of summer path in the garden – between silence and silence the scent of roses Gigi Ryan September 5, 2023 Farmer laments weeds As he scatters summer seeds. “Beauty,” poet breathes. Daffodils asleep Under winter’s blanket keep, Eager for their call. Waked to August rain Soothing is its constancy, With it my heart beats. Sol Etana September 5, 2023 The season’s new coat, Dining jacket shade of smoke, Mocks yesterday’s strut. — Think you spoke too soon; English summer’s pantomime Carries on ’til noon. Valentina Ranaldi-Adams September 5, 2023 climate change status – now all the world is skating on very thin ice Valentina Ranaldi-Adams September 5, 2023 the yin/yang symbol’s interconnected balance – autumn equinox McMurray David September 6, 2023 diving cormorant… thankful to hear an echo paddling on the pond military man retreats to the hillside church catching r and r The flowers’ eyes splash color around the fountain—afternoon women Sheena Sarah Winny September 6, 2023 after a dry spell rain blessed the earth with tear drops sorrowful of greed Izzy Mahoubi September 6, 2023 What age do we learn That we should apologize Right after we cry? Izzy Mahoubi September 6, 2023 Autumn at the door When she paints the wild air, Everything is new. Dan Galbin September 6, 2023 porch with memories – just the fireflies still fuel the old hand lantern the childhood alleys – all day long roaming among the sidewalk chalk suns glorious morning – from icicles rarely fall the drops of cold light BDW September 6, 2023 Upon the sidewalk, ants march in a line to the silent cicada. A stray monk comes in to sip his green, morning tea: a mute flowering. The infant babbles his weaningful expressions. A morning dove calls. Megan LaBarreare September 6, 2023 recycled stardust such radiant energy deadly in excess veils on stone, intent botanical acrobats whisper dark romance by lunar control aqueous salutations unburden my soul Carl Bellerose September 6, 2023 through the silver frame of my mother’s old mirror I see butterflies Victor Wiebe September 7, 2023 Flitting mother bird Weaves a nest to raise her young In the church’s eaves Crying crickets sing Preluding dawn’s symphony Of joyful song birds Bright starry clusters Form a temporary home For stars that wander Paddy Raghunathan September 7, 2023 Trees swaying as one Stars sparkling in the night sky We all recite Om TRACY Ann JOHNSON September 7, 2023 It is an honor To kiss leaves and walk the hills Where ancestors wept To sleep a good sleep Lie close to a willow tree Near honeysuckle vines. The soft rain is late Tomatoes slowly ripen But God is on time. TRACY Ann JOHNSON September 7, 2023 Hurricanes are named Female felines bold enough To rant and to rage The root of a rose Remembers aromas when fragrance buries deep Sun through half closed blinds show patterns on things that try To ignore the light. Louise Gabrielle September 7, 2023 Autumn snow falling Soft beauty of a white night City lights misty Louise Gabrielle September 7, 2023 The sky above me Reaches down and kisses me Can I marry it? Sarinitty Woodruff September 7, 2023 Chilled moth a shadow Intrusion under my palm Still it rubs its wings False sun River Birch Stiff leaves hanging low enough to absorb my gaze Wind ridges my hair It makes holes out of plots and walks the running time Ben Michaels September 8, 2023 Thank you for running this competition – here are my entries: Bridesmaids’ dresses, the colour of the peacock which softly creeps past. Old house is empty (I’m told he died in his sleep) At night fox-cubs scream. Farmer’s wife smirks: Don’t Let the horse out the stable. My flies are undone. Lina María Vidal Gómez September 8, 2023 The brightest skin sings a summer afternoon’s dream; blind music in grass. Dewey light within the mimosa plant’s frail eyes hums a secret woods Alive beads of hush glide beneath the city crowd. Bosoms trip on time. Scott Mason September 8, 2023 autumn equinox the rail tie retaining wall spits out a chipmunk Dragica Ohashi September 8, 2023 Bright early evening view of the castle garden Supermoon appear Jharna Sanyal September 8, 2023 hyacinth patches on meandering river all my drifting thoughts a flock of parrots flies over sunflower fields– scarecrow’s long shadow pomegranate tree… a child takes it for his home waiting across seas Kevin Bohun September 8, 2023 Smooth lake in autumn Red leaves reflected color The call of the loon Street light flickering In it’s final death rattle No one notices Leaves turning colors Is like a drawn out goodbye That should last longer James T. Struck September 8, 2023 Ocean Flowing across the Sky into the Bridges Insects Flying into Heaven with Many spiders under Rivers and streams Animals swimming with the Gods into the fires Talking to God with Me and You listening Estina Spencer September 8, 2023 Gardens overwhelm produce, insects, constantly weeding. Still my joy. Kittens playfully chasing crickets, jumping at moths bringing toys inside Fauna and flora breathing, living, reproducing cuter than a bug J. R. Stiefel September 8, 2023 The world is a stage The life of theatre inspires Thespians bring joy Shamik Banerjee September 9, 2023 Name: Shamik Banerjee 1) Late summer famine Roti on her children’s plate— Mother’s sacrifice 2) Nomad buffaloes Croc-infested summer stream: A river of horns 3) Starless summer night Indra’s thunderous outcry Toads: His true prophets James J. Smedley September 9, 2023 Lilacs have arrived however will soon depart now to be enjoyed linda rhine September 9, 2023 To small to see them Living, breathing, growing there The child in the womb Baisali Chatterjee Dutt September 9, 2023 Baisali Chatterjee Dutt the full moon and i have a loud conversation… we both know heartbreak snowflakes on my tongue melt away within seconds… blink of a lifetime after the rainfall the world so fresh, so alive …and so the birds sing Scott Mason September 9, 2023 watermelon seeds come to rest in our back yard the first stars appear Peter Q. Kilbridge September 9, 2023 Cardinals and Jays Cross fall field in thrilling ways: Electrified fans! Shirley Farmer September 9, 2023 End of Summer drought My Lake bed recedes ten feet Now sand for small hands Shirley Farmer September 9, 2023 Motor boats speed by I await for six p.m. Ahh. My peaceful pier. Dan “Hotdog” Moschella September 9, 2023 An alien race If they exist they wonder Do humans exist? Jeff Howe September 9, 2023 Silent red balloon Soars high into blue freedom Pop! It falls to earth Maureen Hildebrand September 9, 2023 Croaking frogs at night Curious and active cats clearly took a bite Reena Choudhary September 9, 2023 Dear Editor in Chief, I am writing to submit my three Haiku poems for consideration. 1) Water leaps and sings, In a joyful, liquid dance, Splash of life’s embrace. 2) Beneath the sun’s glow, Flowers’ shadows softly dance, Nature’s grace on show. 3) Boughs stretch to the sky, Leafless trees in winter’s grasp, Nature’s grace revealed. Carolyn Heil September 10, 2023 Spring Cloud Kiting A thin contrail Tethered a puff of cloud To a high floating whale. Niche Teixeira September 10, 2023 try meditation? my own breath makes me anxious. get high, coos the babe. Marie Derley September 10, 2023 train in the tunnel the cold gaze of a stranger in the frosted glass all windows open what are the good answers to voices of the night a bird hovering – just living in the moment as long as it lasts Neena Singh September 10, 2023 late summer sunset— laburnum blossoms scatter their scent of yellow * a cold lonesome night… through the half-open window climbs the harvest moon * rice planting women hands and feet move in rhythm with the old folk song Carmela Marino September 10, 2023 dirty tombstone- olive trees of grandad no longers blooming night of shooting stars- the cries of a newborn child in the distance immobile dusk… a gentle scented breeze pushes me onward Carmela Marino Joshua Gage September 10, 2023 evening prayer service… with candles and rosary beads, light from the full moon waiting for the bus… a flurry of dawn snowflakes tumble past the moon a turkey buzzard silhouetted by the moon… my empty gas tank Maria Concetta Conti September 10, 2023 talking and talking to the grave of my dad the summer twilight august waning moon helping her little daughter with a prayer evening prayer the sea illuminated by colours of dusk Sheena Sarah Winny September 10, 2023 walking on the grass her soles crushed the tiny blooms – wet soil stuck to toes Melanie Ehler Collopy September 10, 2023 gold dandelions grow old, feather into snow- white wishes wind blows. How brightly heaven Shines! Everyone sees the moon, But no one sees mine. Blue bottle flies in The sky. Mother’s relapse. Glass Shatters, and my heart. Ron C. Moss September 10, 2023 near the bomb crater children push their matchbox cars away from the war Laurie Hamilton September 10, 2023 Picking blackberries Heat and bugs and thorns torment but the pie’s worth it! Sweet warm goat milk streams into the silver bucket. Watch out for the hoof! Tasneem Hossain September 10, 2023 scented garden blooms white jasmine flowers perfume– feel mother’s presence spring walk in garden cocoon sheds shell, a new life white dot blue wings flies pink cherry blossoms– she stands in gloom, tears fall leaves on vacant bench Ragu September 10, 2023 A deep mossy well, A Woden bucket falls in, Splash!!!!! The sound echoes An electrifying lighting!! A clamouring thunder, The distant rumble… Richard piechowiak September 10, 2023 The whirling tempest With greed seeks water’s hot breath Low chance of yielding Nancy C Fredericks September 10, 2023 The gold finch, urgent, flitting. No loneliness to cruelly crush him. Aging dog and cat keep trying. To what avail? It’s all in the tail. It looks good on paper, it should work. Then, like the wind, Careless caprice comes. Ed Bremson September 10, 2023 ducks and geese standing on the islands that emerge as their pond dries up *** on a scorching day, a sparrow tells her babies about the bird bath Benjamin Daniel Lukey September 10, 2023 Cold, unearthly light: A herd of deer is grazing, It seems, on the moon. The wipers can clear The water from her windshield But not from her eyes. Breakfast for dinner: A bright smear of marmalade On a toasted sky. Arijit Mishra September 10, 2023 The frail old camel Braves storms to leave trail behind Smug humans follow Larry Coltin September 10, 2023 Larry Coltin Shelved Books on my shelves Some I want to read again Some I have not read When Cain asked his god, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Dedicated to jp. Chaos reigned anew. At the beach today Three score years, waves pounding shore Grand kids, sea the same Stunning sunrise dawns Refracted sunshine beauty Cirrus filtered light Dark autumn rain clouds Dusting the ground with their tears Parching summer done Larry Coltin September 11, 2023 OOPS. 3 is the limit. Please just look at the first 3. Sorry. Larry Coltin Margaret Coats September 11, 2023 Will do, Larry. I did also see your thanks to me on another page, on the subject of syllable count. Glad you understand and appreciate. Pamir Kiciman September 10, 2023 rain bejeweled branch— how red the cardinal is on dull winder day! single leaf curtsies on the way down from tall heights— lithe its final dance white-tail fawns bound off after the doe’s ears perk up at the hint of me Sally Quon September 10, 2023 teenager’s breakfast- whatever is left over from last night’s dinner Sally Quon September 10, 2023 sweet smell of decay rising from the garden beds- your hand on the rake Sally Quon September 10, 2023 late summer flowers- the space between the mountains echoes of Monet Robert Trojack September 10, 2023 Churning lightning foam Chilling spray of boatman’s line Down to quiet pool Pauline Iwao September 10, 2023 My new cedar fence Already adorned with a Cicada carcass Sherrie Metlen September 10, 2023 My entries for the Haiku Contest 2023. Storm surge screeching wind shrubs shredding sweetgum falling son, friends fear the worst Burying best friend the potent earthy essence supersedes the mist Slightly salty slough manatee manicuring the sea savannah David Bird September 10, 2023 Leaving Summer leaves. Fall breeze. Cool days, cold nights. Come hard freeze, fall; summer leaves leave. 09-10-2023 Fly We disdain the fly. But, still, what he can, you can’t. I wish I could fly. 09-10-2023 Rain Fresh rain comes down slow, Soaks grass with November leaves. Then, December – snows. 09-10-2023 Carol Suhr September 10, 2023 #1 Fox tracks Run through the new snow Past scattered grouse feathers. #2 Half a moon. Silver cloud of warm deer breath, Rising. #3 The sun rising Draws dew from frost On autumn grass. Ann Ungar September 10, 2023 Soft raindrops touch ground Another Wildflower blooms Fervent kiss of love Toss a flat pebble It skips across the water Achievement comes back Mighty winds break trees Lightning strikes splitting the sky Taiyo runs to hide Richard Mora September 10, 2023 Dancing for heaven Climb aboard my sweet puppy Warm snore in my lap Rough little basket Warm little ones all at home Life takes flight again Richard Mora September 10, 2023 Snowy white orchids Silent-screaming nun’s faces Come fire come ice Lakshmi Iyer September 11, 2023 space beyond the clouds beyond the peacock blue sky crab nebula bursts * an abandoned house the weeds of wildflowers scrolls through the red tile roofs * semi-scattered rains a crow’s hard caw splits across bottleneck branches * Jo September 11, 2023 inside September striking its sprouts of garnet invasive nature Margaret Coats September 11, 2023 Jo, please post your poem under your FIRST NAME AND LAST NAME, as directed in the paragraph above marked IMPORTANT. Fiona Guertler September 11, 2023 Forecast: Past: hazy sunshine Present: strong winds blow clear till Future: winds subside. Brian Mc Cabe September 11, 2023 Autumn Haiku: The red squirrel flits from brown bark to golden leaf his sleep will come on soon Peter Howard September 11, 2023 A blackened church bell, under the clamouring sun, swings, silently. *** Clouds, bruised indigo, roll, unflustered, to the east. The snow falls gladly. *** The shocking quiet. A sorry poet hammering word against brute word. Edward Cody Huddleston September 11, 2023 the faded sunrise in our family photo just dust in Mom’s eyes choosing a photo for the obituary manicured roses karaoke night— the cicadas coming out of their shells to sing Nur Azlan Bin Zainuddin September 11, 2023 children in the field – running in a full circle and reaching nowhere Arctic aurora – beautiful light in the sky magical displays frogs and toads croaking – the heavy rain drenches the earth so cold, yet soothing – Lanzz Malaysia Jeffrey Ferrara September 11, 2023 seeming Jurassic the sand dune with a snow fence barely protruding Andrew Morgan September 11, 2023 a rose-red ocean a child, subterranean arise, rose, arise Barrie Levine September 11, 2023 autumn equinox a morning chill reminds me to prepare for change a bin of cortlands . . . selling the scent of autumn at the roadside stand ready with ribbons I weave a winter rainbow through my daughter’s hair Marta September 11, 2023 Metamorphosis begin prepare transform change child youth adult age Margaret Coats September 11, 2023 Marta, please follow above instructions marked IMPORTANT by using both your FIRST NAME AND LAST NAME. Thanks! Celeste M Wheeler September 11, 2023 Lurking behind a gauzy veil of clouds, the moon casts a ghostly vibe. Storm clouds gather to powwow while chanting rhythms of thunder and rain. A tsunami of coastal fog threatens to breach peninsula peaks. John Leidy September 11, 2023 Departing the cold, she casts her stemline adrift amidst leafy seas. The rhythmic beat of summer’s rolling waters, now iced into silence Gathering needles, she deftly stitches them round the warbler nursery. Ed Bremson September 11, 2023 chicken restaurant… angels have no need of wings to fly to heaven Glauco Saba September 11, 2023 a naked willow leans over the frozen pond no sound of water over the white clouds the whiter snows of Fuji and the rising sun each single snowflake building the difference in the endless white Kara Urban September 11, 2023 A Haiku for Fall Sweet gum leaves changing little golden stars cast down falling in my yard. Pam Erselius September 11, 2023 in thick morning mist a yellow leaf flutters down the earth’s falling star Maggie McKenzie September 11, 2023 1} Your words cut deeper Deeper than the ocean floor Sorry won’t fix it 2} Only three letters Yet it pains me to say it So I’ll stick to James Finn Mac Eoin September 12, 2023 I tried to join Men – sa but my haIQu was a wee bit too low Finn Mac Eoin September 12, 2023 I tried to join Men – -sa with a sixteen sylla- -ble haiku IQ Daria Doandes Folenta September 12, 2023 first colourful leaf, dancing through the stormy wind, searching so-called “home”. Daria Doandes Folenta September 12, 2023 piece of liquid pearl banished from the above, falls, dries, losing beauty. Daria Doandes Folenta September 12, 2023 the water dances, while lots of candles, above, begin to twinkle. Adele Toth September 12, 2023 Inviting waters heron confirms well-being accept the healing Winds direct bamboo defeating adversity empowered vigor Language of the trees windblown pines whispers linger engaged listener Annette Akkerman September 12, 2023 February sun the little wren takes a bath – the sound of splashes cherry blossom time – the homeless man sleeps soundly under a pink sky above the rough sea albatross floats on the wind without a single move Sally Worthing September 12, 2023 Warm bright days return. Cold rivers run high and wide Redolent of snows. INDRA NEIL MEKALA September 12, 2023 autumn loneliness — our photos in the album still stuck together anniversary — autumn rain clearing the dust off her epitaph winter solitude — a pencil slowly rewinds grandma’s lullaby Jaamir Suber September 12, 2023 ABC’S OF THE SEASONS 1. Antagonizing Ants assemble aimlessly: Aged Autumn Army 2. Bye-bye butterfly Buried by branches bough, born Beside backyards brook 3. Cautious carriages Cantor carelessly cross cold, Chilled Christmas currents John R. Boname September 12, 2023 River-girdled Birch On stranded Isle _ what secrets Might your parchment yield? Billows in the night _ Campers ride their wind-swept tent, Drunken elephant Umbrellas marching In rain-soaked skies _Lilly pads Swimming in a sea Like peppermint sticks, Spinnakered sails of varied hue Separate the blue Mexican sunflowers Host hovering hummingbirds _ Suspended motion John R. Boname September 12, 2023 Please cancel poem #1, River girdled birch and poem #5, Mexican sunflowers John R. Boname September 12, 2023 River-girdled Birch On stranded isle _ what secrets Might your parchment yield ? Billows in the night _ Campers ride their wind-swept tent, Drunken elephant Umbrellas marching In rain-soaked skies _ Lilly pads Swimming in a sea Like peppermint sticks, Spinnakered sails of varied hue Separate the blue Mexican sunflowers Host hovering hummingbirds _ Suspended Motion Alena Casey September 12, 2023 Swallow, an arrow, bursts across the burnished blue. I cannot catch time. Honeysuckle heart— the beat of the hummingbird— drink and pollinate. Little girl, barefoot in summer’s last sunshine, stirs a cup of acorns. Margaret solon September 12, 2023 Girl squirrel statue still Holding tight her acorn hat Late for the moons dance White egret, blue sky Mirrored in the sea below Beauty reflected Fog heavy and wet Moves slowly into the night A mourners black veil Nancy Mitchell September 12, 2023 The sunbeams reach through the cloudy sky —spreading God’s love to all below Nancy Mitchell September 12, 2023 Early morning soft and still—promises of the joy filled day to come John R. Boname September 12, 2023 I mistakenly entered 5 Haiku. Please disregard #1, River-girdled birch and #5, Mexican sunflowers Susan Katz Clark September 12, 2023 The warmth of the earth rises up and fills my heart like a friendly cup. james dritt September 12, 2023 Funeral today Business as usual Kidney breakfast To speak from rich crypts Fills minds with more than just air Point made to grand stand Upon sweeping wind Wings and pressure start flight Reflecting sunlight Blake whistler September 12, 2023 When i look skyward an old friend looks back at me eternity waits. Life is a river flowing to the ocean immortality. Steven Shafer September 12, 2023 Middle of winter….the snapping of red fire place…obsorbs books riffle Steven Shafer September 12, 2023 Middle of winter….the snapping of red fire place…obsorbs books riffle Janet Evans September 12, 2023 Butterflies are free Unlike slaves of long ago They can fly away Janet Evans September 12, 2023 Butterflies are free….Unlike slaves of long ago…..They can fly away Jared Vawter September 12, 2023 When will the leaves start To turn: the days are still warm But the nights are cold From dying piles of Almond trees white blossoms are beginning to burst Purple with sunrise Robed in mist Bear Mountain I wish I could paint you Dean Fleischmann September 12, 2023 autumn leaves ablaze resplendent colors amaze God giving a gift slither, startles me as scared of me as I he deep breath, heart settles Kathy Kosek September 12, 2023 Haiku is succinct Paints a picture in few words Poetic shorthand My car needs new tires An oil change and new brake pads Cars are expensive Slumbering sweetly A bird’s song awakens me I listen and smile Janice Canerdy September 13, 2023 Haiku—Squirrels tall ancient oak trees majestic in all seasons squirrels playing tag windy snowy day park benches clothed in bright white squirrels occupy cat food in a bowl intended diners absent stealthy squirrels feast Finn Mac Eoin September 13, 2023 “ TRIED TO JOIN MENSA BUT SEVENTEEN SYLLABLE IQ ENDS IN HAIK “ Finn Mac Eoin September 13, 2023 Backpack and snow boots waiting on weather report girl seen in hike queue Robert Witmer September 13, 2023 an empty birdcage the dust in the living room drifts through the window the indolent smile of a summer afternoon fish poles in the grass November morning an early frost on brown leaves crouching in the sun Monica Kakkar September 13, 2023 (1) lull of setting sun . . . last lily of the valley leaves its shadowed curl (2) blue notes of blue hour— languid lotus lullabies deeper inky pink (3) silver slivers splash silhouette of sycamore— mallard in moonglade Thomas Joseph September 13, 2023 Geese know to take flight With autumn’s lengthening nights Nature’s pendulum Dew drops hanging free From that leaf on summer’s tree Rainbow refracted Winter’s thaw is here Purple crocuses do cheer Earth awakening Thomas Joseph September 13, 2023 Winter’s thaw is here Purple crocuses do cheer Earth awakening Thomas Joseph September 13, 2023 Dew drops hanging free From that leaf’s summer tree Rainbow refracted Thomas Joseph September 13, 2023 Geese know to take flight With autumn’s lengthening nights Nature’s pendulum Imran Jamalulhak September 13, 2023 pacific brush strokes dancing lightly on my skin no longer ticklish enlightened firefly radiant amid ruin a tenacious spark lemongrass trimmings skydiving into my tea i cry chamomile Miguel Francisco September 13, 2023 The girl and myself Fell in love under a sky Where birds can’t fly John T Gasner September 13, 2023 Slowly the rain stops Dark clouds pass to show sunlight The rainbow is seen Rubi Kellgren September 13, 2023 Autumn is upon us The sun has changed its coat The leaves have followed suit Rubi Kellgren September 13, 2023 Fall is upon us The sun has changed its coat The leaves have followed suit Joseph Valese September 13, 2023 Huge trees wag their heads Leaves take flight across the air A storm is brewing Joseph Valese September 13, 2023 My haiku entry Huge trees wag their heads Leaves take flight across the air A storm is brewing Susan Katz Clark September 13, 2023 The wind through the trees Awakens me with its breeze A new day to seize. lin ohara September 13, 2023 Burned by rays all day flowers wilting, skin dripping waiting for the storm Engin Gülez September 13, 2023 departing autumn the wall clock of late grandma in sync with silence answers turn into the monosyllabic words— winter seclusion nothing compares to the imprints of our children— pomegranate seeds Wyatt Huggins September 13, 2023 Walk tropical night Full moon vibrant tower cloud Deep heaven background Chen-ou Liu September 13, 2023 snowflakes on wet snow the heaviness and lightness of being alone deer leaping into the cover of prairie grass those three words uttered Jack DesBois September 13, 2023 cicadas shimmer late summer thin air quivers a chainsaw cuts through sunflowers in bloom search the south skies: ten thousand soldiers in array a plastic shopping bag waving from a tree branch whose leaves are changing Donna Miros September 13, 2023 Wild asters blooming Beside an angel in prayer A splash of purple Caryl Tyberg September 13, 2023 After moans of birth answer groans from sorrowing earth. A cry of hope. Caryl Tyberg September 13, 2023 Deep in the dark soil holding life, seeking light A mustard seed of faith Patrick Roman September 13, 2023 Unburnt dewy leaves Heavy sighs on morning breeze Summer senescence Jeffrey Ferrara September 13, 2023 the layered canyon committing to memory water over rock Melissa Collie September 13, 2023 Staring, standing close, the two friends await morning’s halters in my hands. Alexandria Lacayo September 13, 2023 translucent webs spun on colorless foliage display a buffet Alexandra Getto September 13, 2023 On a summer day The bluebirds come out to play While singing their songs Jeffrey Ferrara September 13, 2023 solo at the bridge the itinerant sax man performs for the stars Christopher Lorello September 13, 2023 roasting marshmallow comet streaks across the fire summer’s afterglow Michael W Howe September 13, 2023 Milk cows once filled a Dilapidated old Barn, With the Milk of Life. Michael W Howe 2023 Paul Wenz September 13, 2023 I gave a Eulogy to my Dad in haiku.. He passed away last fall at age 93. Born in ‘29 What great fortune lies ahead? The Great Depression Farm living is hard It’s cold inside this morning I can see my breath A one room schoolhouse Half of my class is absent! Angie must be sick Electricity! No more Christmas tree candles Or kerosene lamps Autumn, back in school Most are grieving summer’s end I rejoice, no chores! All study and work At the U of M except Football Saturday Post war in Berlin As counterintelligence Some of the best years. Terry peak ski trip Red sweater girl, you play bridge? I do, name’s Mary. Wedding and marriage Let us start a family Now Cathy then Paul First day to last day Commuting to work in style Black Mercedes Benz! Remington, Sperry Unisys, Lockheed Martin Same job but new name Working 30 years Using precious vacation Fixing or camping Pinewood derby built With Dad’s engineered design Not fair to others Baseball game tonight Pitcher Paul needs to warm up Dad to the rescue Same house on Charlton New kitchen, yard, and basement Pride of ownership Schematic sketches Adjusted by plans A through Z Persistence pays off Measure twice, cut once With the right tools and knowledge Everything fixed Oh, random device How old are your batteries? Yellow sticky note Oh, random yard tool Where is your proper storage? Labelled in garage Looking for advice? Five researched articles here But your decision New mattress needed Choice made easy by Consumer reports Growing tomatoes? Variety, soil, water Details in my book Shoulder surgery Won’t my tennis game suffer? I’ll play left-handed. Ah retirement Travel, tennis, read, relax There was time to work? Box wine, terra chips Ipad, freecell, recliner Happy hour at 4 Patient, loving, kind, Gentle, strong, meticulous, Words to describe Dad. My work is complete 93 years, time to rest Thanks, well done my child Ben September 14, 2023 Amazed by this life story! Ravi Kiran September 14, 2023 This is such a wonderful set of haiku and an even more delightful life story. Loved it a lot Ann VanVolkenburgh Chang September 13, 2023 synchronous in flight well-schooled, these summer fledglings bird-brained should be praise nothing constant here only motion and flux, yet still sand, still water sunset through white pines our soup will need reheating eyes feast first tonight Nickie White September 14, 2023 Blackout Liquor infuse tear. Daylight merge to nightfall rage. Sunrise will come soon. Farah Ali September 14, 2023 Thank you for reading my haiku: snow-laden branches his easel and paintbrushes are gathering dust – white jasmine flowers stud the twirling dancer’s braid stars trail the full moon – midwinter stillness the stone angel embedding in moss and silence Urszula Marciniak September 14, 2023 in this fall silence still raindrops and healing drops: drip, drip, drip, drip, drip the autumn full moon I’m beginning to think what the other side is the crowded ballroom and snowflakes swirl quietly outside the window Tomislav Maretić September 14, 2023 I am waken up by the song of a titmouse – the alarm clock’ sound a water lily in the sky… the clouds sailing somewhere under it lamp on the terrace – shadows of the moths flutter on the wall behind Thomas Joseph September 14, 2023 To Classical Poets Society Please note that as I was uncertain whether all 3 of my haiku submissions could be entered under one comment or each required its own comment submission I entered them both ways, In either case I only submitted three haiku not six which would disqualify me from the competition Thank you ruhallah ghasemi September 14, 2023 Winter morning’s sun The park Yellow-red roses Are still burning — The park’s Autumn morning Some old’s men, some old’s women Some old’s leaves, some old’s deaths — The ivy withers The mirror cracks when they meet ruhollah Ghasemi September 14, 2023 excuse me. correct form of my second haiku is so that I have written below. The park’s Autumn evening Some old men, some old women Some old leaves, some old deaths Philip Foley September 14, 2023 rose hips gently tap the fore-arm and the arm-rest the chair is creaking vibrant summer sky something flits between its hue black trees and white stars a distant tractor calls me out of thoughts to Now a plough recalls me Portly Bard September 14, 2023 cracking desert crust… skies reclaiming silent clouds… summer humbling earth. Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont September 14, 2023 leafless cherrytrees – the same world as yesterday but with no more love English-style garden – what’s the accent of lilac language of flowers morning nightingale answering with a whistle I petrify it Stuti Sinha September 14, 2023 Submission by Stuti Sinha Fistfuls of yellow drip from sticky summer hands; Mango stones lay bared Beads of sweat collect on summer beaten faces crying for respite A fog eclipses Kilimanjaro, till dawn crowns its peak with light Carey Jobe September 14, 2023 Out of parched corn-rows fly fat, black ears—the wind reaps a harvest of crows. Fish and butterfly at the pond’s brim, eye to eye, share infinity. Clouds of melting ice swirl my tea of garden herbs —winter ending twice. Mirela Brailean September 14, 2023 in the parents’ house as if they were never been people I don’t know for cicada’s song I will leave the door open even if it’s frost nights with double moon she use to swim in the pond without any clothes melissa collie September 14, 2023 Once green, the pasture’s crackled yellow shelters life forever still more. Bipasha Dutt September 14, 2023 Reflection of fall Scenery in the still lake Reflecting inward Sparrows chrip by my Window on a June morning Kettle whistles too Wildfire engulfing Environment entirely Battling breathlessness Bipasha Dutt September 14, 2023 Dear Judges, My apologies. Changing one word in the first haiku. Reflection of fall Scenery falls in still lake Reflecting inward Thank you for this contest. Julie First September 14, 2023 Thanks for your time. the farm machines left under a round harvest moon, still cast their shadows. M.E. Winters September 14, 2023 Hummingbird in flight Wings and heart beating as one Fly tiny angel Seeking true love pure Brown eyes cold nose wagging tail Found true love pure dog M.E. Kienast September 14, 2023 Hummingbird in flight Wings and heart beating as one Fly tiny angel Seeking true love pure Brown eyes cold nose wagging tail Found true love pure dog Nancy Brady September 14, 2023 rivers of lava flash red against the night sky Mount Fuji erupts . the tumbleweeding of dried hydrangea blossoms –birdsong in the air . looking deep within a pistil and stamen mate –an orchid corsage Leland James September 14, 2023 freak warm wind, chinook, scythe of spring, windrows of snow, exposed earth startled moonlight in the dock silver minnow darts that laugh crickets owl tick-tock Victor Puertas September 14, 2023 Winter flees the earth, Leaving the world as in birth, The new spring blossoms Diana Woodcock September 14, 2023 one tiny house wren with an insect in her mouth still sweetly singing bulbul wind-swinging on a branch of the flame tree shamal teasing it palm doves snapping beans from brittle brown pods of vines no longer climbing Patricia Czachowski September 14, 2023 September 14 2023 “Compass Plant “Title Glowing, swaying blooms Captured sunlight in petals Touch my head beneath Lauren Kearbey September 14, 2023 seasons are changing cold breeze, color changing leaves wind whispers goodbye Jaycob Roth September 14, 2023 I love football games favorite team is the Jags Jaguars on top Coco Noble September 14, 2023 Ocean waves crash in Surprising me from behind Sun bonnet floats out nadya September 14, 2023 cats are furry fun snowy white and dark as night soft paws comfort me Ann Streett-Joslin September 14, 2023 Bees on Spring’s blossoms with sun, rain, wind, hail coming. Late summer peaches. burrito September 14, 2023 I love volcanoes lava flow crater will blow Pompeii was buried Dev Patel September 14, 2023 best sport basketball bouncing orange balls, free throws shoot the winning point Emma Parfitt September 14, 2023 Past becoming flesh, my ticking grandfather clock springs a carmine tear. MARK SHUEY September 14, 2023 Morning light through sky Eyes deep in shadow so bare Hands to her so fair. Raised up to see her Flashing colors bathing me her name is beauty. Flying hand in hand Hair flowing voices clearing Shouts of joy rising. Nolo Segundo September 14, 2023 reluctant leaves fall from an old tree showering an old man walking Nolo Segundo September 14, 2023 the orchids dazzle beauty stealing air and sun some unknown painter puffy summer clouds float across eternity so high no birds fly Judith Swain September 14, 2023 Crispy leaves afoot Faded sprays of rose petals Flower gardens pass Cristian Matei September 14, 2023 Alone in the night – only a few crickets sing one final concert Night in the country – now and then a black owl upsets the quiet Padlock on the gate – at night in the neighbor’s yard lots of fireflies Brian Palmer September 14, 2023 in the autumn dawn creaking limbs cradle the moon an old woman’s voice trees stand finely still and bear mute carved bird statues a dull ax chops wood night swallows embers rising in the quiet cold I stir moonless soup Faye Abbott September 14, 2023 Love lives forever But death pauses at the door, Then life forever! Faye Abbott September 14, 2023 I learn how to love My heart breaks and grows strong, Love must let go now. Mike Bryant September 14, 2023 Margaret, These are three entries that have gone astray… Gordana Kurtović – haiku poems: acacia flower on a May evening smell of memories human negligence I fear more and more for our Earth haiku poet the builder of the bridge from East to West Alexandra Getto September 14, 2023 What a pretty bird With a red crest on his head Tweet-tweet-tweet, he says In the summertime, I like to swim at the pool With my family Look an oriole What a sweet colorful bird I love orioles Barbara Strang September 14, 2023 twilight gardening a grey and white mosquito flits ever closer summer afternoon a lone seed of thistledown drifts languidly by dead sunflowers droop… and a charm of goldfinches suddenly appear Donna U. Vitone September 14, 2023 Early dusk descends Awakening the nighttime Fall is drawing near A leaf butterfly Flutters and floats to the ground Then flies with fall winds Night window open Crickets’ lively song outside Sleepy summer dreams Patricia Olson September 14, 2023 Haiku entry As summer ends and cool breezes blow, leaves change color yellow, orange and red Patricia Olson (86 urs. old) September 14, 2023 Haiku entry: As summer ends and cool breezes blow, leaves change color yellow, orange and red Peter F. Pepe September 14, 2023 The mighty oak falls Thud then it all is silent Acorn to table Ripe grape on the vine Crush to become a fine wine A toast and to dine Jack Wood September 14, 2023 Late snow storm abates Orphan lambs’ cries pierce the air Non-responsive ewes Sunny McG September 14, 2023 Outside there is dew Rays of sun peak through the clouds And birds chirp and sing Noreen E Haas Lephardt September 14, 2023 Hazy autumn morn Loons calling through mystic fog your ashes set free Heat-stroked red roses weep in anticipation evening dew on your lips Stately white aspen quaking with the restless wind Fall tap-dances in Susan Katz Clark September 14, 2023 Earth, Water, Fire, Air These are elements we share. Hoarding is unfair. Poppy McG September 14, 2023 Flowers start to bloom Spring cleaning? I’ll grab the broom Goodbye school classroom! Weather starts to cool I have started in with school I will miss the pool Family is there Presents, presents everywhere! Joy is in the air Ron Mitchell September 14, 2023 bees swarm blossoms blue hum of effort so divine harvest liquid gold Amy Asseff September 14, 2023 Dark morning turns bright Slow light leaks through window glass Summer takes her leave Hydrangea! All green Full of life yet not one bloom – Why on strike this year? Roses, so demure Armed, dangerous, offended I need a bandage ULPIPCTB BRAUN September 14, 2023 “5-7-5” The five to seven five They do not have to rhyme But sanctioned some do. “Haiku 2” ‘Four Roses’, lime, and ice – Drink prune juice and do crossword – It can be very nice. “German Haiku” Go drink some hot tea – Und gehe zu baden zimmer – Badly I must pee. Wayne Asher September 15, 2023 KARATE Like a knife through air His hands and feet fly switly To his opponent Ivan Gaćina September 15, 2023 autumn rain . . . to the rhythm of its drops my long life spring stream . . . mixed in its nuances all my carelessness petrichor . . . memories of our sins in its soul Brigitta Anjelia September 15, 2023 Hi, April fools’ day the sunshine waking up soon happy cherry blossoms each light brings power bounce the beats in the cold wind just relax, my friends above us a struggle Mastering Frost is a friend do with longer days Monica Segreti September 15, 2023 Rippling cool water Birds flying between blue pools Sparkling reflections of summer Ankur Goswami September 15, 2023 long dry spell of cold saintly orchid braves the storm pushed but just holds on old man squints through fog spring dream beyond iron grill giggling kids on swings winter morning green bicycle waits in the dew warm croissant and tea Doris Gingerich September 15, 2023 Dome of blue on blue Canadians the pepper And snow geese the salt. Doris Gingerich September 15, 2023 Brown stalk, slain and robbed Of its amber offering Rests now on spent sod Mike Keirstead September 15, 2023 Gaze upon the night heavens full of countless suns -dark a mystery Lauren Scott September 15, 2023 Worm: consumed in dirt your head, or tail, wriggling with frantic exposure Bear: Your orange fur is brown now, but your head is soft like when you were new. Thursday Afternoon: Boots fill with water as I jump, jump, jump, in shallow puddles. Alexandra mora September 15, 2023 Moving my body A concert of cicadas In the trees above Bright blue skies above As far as my eyes could see Yellow flower fields Cicada sounds and Summer heat bathe my body As i rest in grass Susan Hilton September 15, 2023 tiny ants dodge tears crawling through the crevices – my son’s name in stone. Susan Hilton September 15, 2023 Wild flowers bloom, sway shadows play ‘cross dates too close sun rays warming stone. Susan Hilton September 15, 2023 Dry leaves near your stone Resting, rustling, reassuring sing you lullabies Christopher Calvin September 15, 2023 the moon at fullness radiance offers comfort in the cold darkness Christopher Calvin September 15, 2023 silent pond reflects golden smile of autumn moon thoughts struck in fullness Christopher Calvin September 15, 2023 gold wheat’s gentle hush bathed in the full moon’s glory tsukimi embrace Linda Cuzzo September 15, 2023 One broken branch sways As two squirrels race, unconcerned Flaw flavors their fun Cantankerous storm Swirls the serene countryside Into a challenge Autumn’s breathe lingers Kissing rose petals goodbye Romantic ending Sharon Rousseau September 15, 2023 Now the river’s soul stirs with surface blue, changing— each hour, each new day. Sharon Rousseau September 15, 2023 The morning paper arriving before birdsong in robin’s egg blue. Sue Courtney September 15, 2023 first dawn of autumn dew studded strands of cobweb stretch over the moon spring awakening a butterfly emerges from its sleeping bag restless volcano an alpine flower garden erupts through the snow Sharon Rousseau September 15, 2023 The simple screen door that rain has clung to all night: a meditation. Benjamin Bläsi September 15, 2023 a blanket of dew on the bright morning glories… autumn-colored sun a bad summer cold— defying the scorching heat this blue butterfly incessant drizzle stretching out over the town a cuckoo’s soft call Kelly Sargent September 15, 2023 winter solstice wind a snowshoe hare warms its coat in the waning sun Joshua Eric Williams September 15, 2023 growing full, the moon swearing the seventeen sounds it wants, i’m wanting another cold front the heated language clinging to so many doubts blackberry winter reading a dead author’s work about time travel David Jacobs September 15, 2023 five years of ivy somewhere still in the tangle is a stone angel a new supermoon down along the waterfront all the talk is work R. Abramovich standing still outside his house a cherry blossom Gillena Cox September 15, 2023 listening to dawn – songs of kiskadee emerge clockwork from the sky still delighting me – all my tropical flowers in this year’s heat wave a heart shape cloud fades its memory remains well etched – fine inspiration Mircea Moldovan September 15, 2023 playing Solitaire at war veteran’s window autumn full moon roasted chestnuts bowl grandfather plays the cello on the Christmas Eve the train from the north does not stop at our station impossible love Randall Wise September 15, 2023 Each and every one Particular as snowflakes But all from water Suraja Menon Roychowdhury September 15, 2023 rhododendron bloom my child learns how to spell her name using syllables mother’s walking stick all the times she holds my hand while making dinner rose petals scatter a crow’s dark feathers ruffling in the autumn breeze Kelly Sargent September 15, 2023 apple-scented breeze through the dried sunflower stalks — bidding sweet adieu Coco McG September 15, 2023 Beautiful night sky Moon and stars so big and bright Bright beautiful night Lev Hart September 15, 2023 summer evening . . . the call from minarets & cathedral bells a rusted cauldron deep in the autumn forest where birds never sing… A praying mantis Stands motionless in the grass— There’s hundreds of them! Zachary Pierre September 15, 2023 Ravens. Screaming birds. Always coming into view When meals are in sight. Water. Streaming down. Moving, shifting, splashing, repeat, Always a good sight. Uprooted. Replant. Growing fruits and vegetables, Then starting over. Zack Martin September 15, 2023 Horny churches sit on the curves of rapeseed fields piously erect Dear fish, caught and plucked from life by a daybreak hawk good morning, goodbye Sidewalk dandelions, defy your masters to death hold fast for the wind Seth Pace September 15, 2023 Late frost on hayfields The old horse recalls the colt And bucks the darkness Pregnant clouds rumble Pecans trees dance wildly In the falling rain Old beagles in hay Snuggle against the cold wind Waiting for sunbeams Stacey Clark September 15, 2023 kill all your close friends drink their water, steal their sun leaves still end in dirt feed me stuffed grape leaves pour olive oil down my throat sweet oblivion space is musical here between our sundrenched skin where words are not said Stevo Leskarac September 15, 2023 flower in the dark – nature became agitated waiting to wake up the branch is moving in a cloud of silence just a breath of wind summer has arrived the stone and the thirsty sod – dream has dried up Trisha Barr September 15, 2023 Tears join melting ice. The bears simply trek inland and join other kin. The calm lake still hums – buzz of deadly mosquitoes adds to nature’s song. Lone wolf stalks the deer. His stealth never betrays him… Stomach growls loudly. Peter Lee September 15, 2023 Cherry blossoms bloom Then fall slowly to the ground Longing to be free Patterns intertwine To form a spider’s artwork Complete masterpiece Lone cocoon hatches One more inch left to complete Make it in the world Patricia Allred September 16, 2023 September 15, 2023 Haiku Entries smoldering, dark clouds a forest fire is burning sirens in the night egg yolk of a sun with peace, settles in the West first blue star just winks bees’s legs, snugly embrace surface of the sunflower warbling robin, sings Patricia Allred September 16, 2023 To Judges, please note….. Correction..Haiku #3: Line 1 should be… bee’s legs do embrace I apologize for my oversight! Patricia Allred. Madeline Male September 16, 2023 The evening sky glows with orange swirls and pink puffs. Dessert is now served. Madeline Male September 16, 2023 Shivers in a tree — My fingers grip, turning white. All the wolves growl. André Wilson September 16, 2023 Alexa replays Elvis crooning the blue moon I linger alone a blue moon distracts from after-dinner cleanup the dishwater chills a billion wishes power the golden module’s journey to the moon Patricia McLoughlin September 16, 2023 NINE ELEVEN – a chapter of Haikus War demons descend Shocking to reality Our purpose and truth This great upheaval Born to shake complacency Awakes a stunned world The sky exploding On September Eleventh Ignites the whole world As fireballs rise To a bright sapphire sky Smoke snuffs out the Sun Terrified, frozen The Earth huddles in shadows And shudders in fear We must stay alert Amend our complacent ways Save democracy Let nothing destroy Civilization and peace Man’s right to live free Patricia McLoughlin September 16, 2023 Please edit the second Haiku which should read: This great upheaval Born to shake complacency Wakes up a stunned world Kimberley Cullen September 16, 2023 A duet of hoots serenades under moonlight. Table for two, please. Amid swirling flakes a red cardinal perches– nature’s own snow globe smooth frosted sea glass starfish feathers driftwood shells treasures lost and found Mona Iordan September 16, 2023 the first snowflakes melt on the chestnuts in the fire autumn equinox the displaced village in the long overgrown grass just leaning crosses a drop of nectar the lightheaded butterfly flying in zigzag Prade Sethupathi September 16, 2023 As windmill of dreams On plains of everyday life We survive, we thrive. A droplet on leaf, A spill on wooden table, joy leaves, regret roots. J. Edward Hindman September 16, 2023 Crunch of frozen grass, Chukkars blast off strong and proud. Eyes and smiles connect. Years of handmade skill, gentle flame ignites senses Vitola’s great gift. Dogwoods open act. Sunrise bold proclaims the news, All changes this morn. Noah Patullo September 16, 2023 Great, beautiful lake Pristine, untouched, reflective Symbol of beauty A tall vantage point Overlooking trees and hills And a great blue sky A delicate seed Sapling sprouting from the earth Size does not matter Jon Holt September 16, 2023 Twirling through the air Mother above and below How does forever work? Soar ever upward On illuminated wing The still puddle smiles Wendy Toth Notarnicola September 16, 2023 rare stories from Dad about his refugee years… hailstones in summer wedding procession – the groom pauses to admire the cherry blossoms clanging harbor bells fishing trawlers return home in the autumn mist Doug September 16, 2023 a hibiscus blooms on the anniversary of the day she left ******************* the world condensed on a dew drop on a bamboo the old gray cat snores ******************* 3 in the morning staring at the ceiling fan half-life of a dream ************** Doug September 16, 2023 3 in the morning staring at the ceiling fan half-life of a dream ******************* a hibiscus blooms on the anniversary of the day she left ****************** the world condensed on a dew drop on a bamboo the old gray cat snores ******************* Florin C. Ciobica September 16, 2023 refugee convoy a lassie stops to gather corn silk for her doll ———————— living the hospice winter clouds deepen into her window mirror ———————— first dream of the year my mother emerging from the induced coma Cristina Stanescu September 16, 2023 new treaty of peace the wind leaves through the ruins cherry tree blossoms * cherry trees in bloom looking over the color of pregnancy test CAE Wood September 16, 2023 Natures silent grace Whispers in a quiet placeLife’s beauty we embrace Moonlight on the sea Waves sing a soothing melody Nature’s harmony Autumn leaves take flight Colors blaze with pure delight Natures final rite Susan Cappellari September 16, 2023 Fall bees drink the bloom Dance and thread at nectar’s loom Spring waits, workers’ tomb Tree to earth winds blow Thrash and gnash its spirit woes Ant and ilk abode John Leidy September 16, 2023 I am making a revision to my prior submissions by adding titles to two of the haiku. I am fine submitting these with or without a title. The contest rules do not mention titles, and I have seen poets taking positions on both sides of whether or not haiku should have a title, though none of your examples include titles. Autumn Leaf Departing the cold, she casts her stemline adrift amidst leafy seas. Pine Warbler Gathering needles, she deftly stitches them round the warbler nursery. The rhythmic beat of summer’s rolling waters, now iced into silence Jacob September 16, 2023 Whispers of the wind, Nature’s symphony unfolds, Peaceful harmony.
James A. Tweedie August 1, 2023 Underneath the rock Cricket makes her summer home Best to leave alone. Summer solstice suns Dance beneath the maple tree Peeking through the leaves Picnic in the shade Blue Jay squawks and flicks his tail Summer serenade
David Annett August 29, 2023 The Kill In the blue night woods, Moon-colored talons turn red On a milk-white breast. Goo-Goo Haiku Baby, breathing warm, Clinging to a moistened breast With head, hand and heart.
Eva Drobna September 1, 2023 Author: Eva Drobná, Slovakia, rekanalizácia rytmus môjho života hlboko v tichu recanalization the rhythm of my life deep in silence studený vietor pohladil ma lúč slnka som v rovnováhe cold wind a ray of sunshine caressed me I am in balance blúdiaci spevák darovaný kúsok srdca predohra dňa wandering singer a donated piece of heart prelude of the day
Remona Winston September 9, 2023 crickets chirping loud frogs win with louder ribbit fly swept in mouth, gone
Katie whistler September 12, 2023 Leaves trickle color pumpkin spice is Falls delight, fire crackling night. Screech owls cackle magic tingles in the air hallows eve is nigh.
Timothy Stark September 13, 2023 Timothy Stark Cheyenne, Wy. Breathing Inhale and Exhale Living breath, the gift from God, Read scripture and praise!
Aubrey Ann Hopkins September 13, 2023 i do not wonder why elephants pass us by in the deep sky summer blackberries children laugh at the juice of carnage
Refika Dedić September 15, 2023 step by step the autumn wind carries umbrella greeting autumn leaves by the road like the homeless the first day of school fight for a window seat
Mona Winston September 16, 2023 Raindrops beat pavement Chalky smell enters my nose Bird chirps in quietness
Mia August 2, 2023 Whistling wind lifts Fallen russet leaves to dance Autumn’s last tango. Moon peeps from above Beams at melodious flute, Sheep bathed in moonlight. Joyfully transform Sand, grit and pain into pearls, World is your oyster.
Mia P. Solomonides August 12, 2023 Please accept my sincere apologies. I am now posting under my full name and may I take the opportunity to make some changes to the second haiku? Thank you for your patience. The following are now my three entries. Whistling wind lifts Fallen russet leaves to dance Autumn’s last tango. Sheep bathed in moonlight Lulled by mellifluous flute Dream under the stars. Joyfully transform Sand, grit and pain into pearls, World is your oyster.
Eva Drobna September 1, 2023 letný orchester ľúbozvučné spiežovce tanec lúčnych tráv Autor Eva Drobná, Slovakia
Eva Drobna September 4, 2023 toto jedno haiku je komentár nie do súťaže letný orchester ľúbozvučné spiežovce tanec lúčnych tráv Autor Eva Drobná
Federico C. Peralta September 10, 2023 in the summer grass– the urge of star apple to give itself to me in a rolled up leaf– the caterpillar expires not yet butterfly branches quake lightly– small flower breaks the stillness with violet sound
Yasir Farooq September 3, 2023 bread available only at deluxe hotels climate change ignored a train station someone’s beloved arrives and someone’s letter children get relaxed seeing the missing mother now found the lost rain
Roy Eugene Peterson August 2, 2023 Fragrant early spring, Apple blossom wedding scenes. Dreamers dreaming dreams. Hiding in spring weeds, Tiny little mustard seeds. Hope is all one needs. Wine on my table. Spring bugs buzzing around it. Fireflies are lit.
Sara Cosgrove August 2, 2023 inside amber’s fire rests remnants of regal blood — dormant deities rain-soaked eyelashes batting temptress one-thousand obstructing the view steer to the left of all scenery greenery — moat for the kraken
Rohini Sunderam August 3, 2023 The lake clear and still Ripples when the geese fly south The lake; still again. Run! The hydra-head The monster, red eyes gleaming Tries to trap green spring A spring swallow, I Came and then went, but lately Your well has run dry.
John Sheills August 3, 2023 Hi Guys – I was chuffed to find one of my haiku among the Runners-up listing last year. Needless to say I’ve been hanging out to discover if SPC was planning to run a 2023 Haiku Comp. to try my luck again. My x3 new haiku follow. Cocooned all a’bed Out of pupapural sleep Wings of dreams unfurl Heavens’ late light show Aurora Borealis Necklace for Freya Grandchildren snuggling Bony elbows, fluffy heads Sweet little fledglings
Mona Winston September 16, 2023 Love at first site, birds Narcissism lingers dark butterflies die slow
ROYAL W RHODES August 3, 2023 we see the beauty but pause to view living wings pinned to a cork board I picked up a stone holding it in my thumbed palm it was worried smooth circles in circles an eternal labyrinth make a mandala
Ian Richardson August 5, 2023 Sea waters warming as our last ship sails away. Great heat is coming. Huddled in holly, cold sparrows without a neck. Winter seclusion. After all these years I see the real you at last. Waters of Autumn.
Shubhrojyoti Sanbui August 17, 2023 two violets at dawn eavesdropping the sunrise cocoon cracks open. looks at the windmill the blades keep repeating moths blink at each turn. old enchanting house, a couple walks in and leaves window sills crackle.
Mona Winston September 16, 2023 waves slapping sand grains sound drowns out worries from past white seagull hops by
Sharon W Hoffmann August 3, 2023 Before the house fire, many volumes lined the shelf. Only ghost books now. Poems that insist you leave the shower and write, dripping inkblot stars. I walk in between blooming lime and lemon trees, each breath a delight.
Sarah Pridgeon August 4, 2023 Hello bibliophiles My 3 haikus are below: [1] The Owl and the Cat orange peels and Fleetwood Mac they sat, claw in paw. [2] Neurotic nibbler black beady eyes, praying paws fiddling pet hamster. [3] Engorged medallion soaked sponge flesh taut with pink juice glistening white gums
Richard Matta August 4, 2023 Moon glow on birch grove what better hosts for the night before the cold front In the oar’s eddy swirling on a maple leaf… one ant near the edge Timber wood trail hike the long morning buzz and crack shatter a deep shade
Federico C. Peralta September 10, 2023 in the summer grass– the urge of star apple to give itself to me in a rolled up leaf– the caterpillar expires not yet butterfly branches quake lightly– small flower breaks the stillness with violet sound
Anwyn Benson August 4, 2023 [1] Sunshine through the trees Dew drops down from autumn leaves: Good morning to me [2] Orange poppies greet me A desert landscape extends Sage brush says hello [3] The moon smiles down Reflecting off the water Gleaming is the night
Ruddy Gordon September 6, 2023 1: The famalies watch the boat sail down the river into the crimson sky 2: The old man sits there watching the magnolias- lost in yesterday 3: Yellow fades to red- the ball of fire sets slow- stars peak their bright eyes
Ruddy Gordon September 6, 2023 Correction to my first entry. The other two I would like to keep as they are: The families watch the boat sail down the river into the crimson sky
Paul A. Freeman August 5, 2023 Nigerian prince, enthroned with a sceptred phone, scams loyal subjects. Wind and waves combine, their breath an eye-watering spray and tongue-tasted brine. Patient desert winds, grain-by-grain shift a sand dune. Thus mountains are moved.
Jeanna Cooper August 6, 2023 Swift winds part the clouds, Golden shafts cast dark shadows. The hero’s’ sorrow. Dusted daffodils Persephone did you leave? Tracks in frozen mud.
Derek Patten August 6, 2023 Arise yawning moon Cicadas and bullfrogs sing Love songs to the night Sun on turtle’s back The busy pond calls his name Then only ripples Owl haunts the barnyard Robins shout their warning song Field mouse drops his corn
Stuart Jay Silverman August 6, 2023 a quiet starburst camellia petals caught up by a summer breeze the lizard brain in spring across the neural pathways looking for the sun a cloud sheds its tears the old oak shakes autumn ears as the earth shifts gears
Ellen Whitehead August 7, 2023 Two tall trees embrace despite their differences winter forest smiles A shy bluebird hides behind a bare branch in Spring but beauty seeps through The songs of the loon arias from ancient horns stir sounds in my soul
Raymond C Roy August 7, 2023 Raymond C Roy August 7, 2023 a monarch’s shadow flitting along the pavement disappears from view below the feeder a mourning dove and chipmunk scavenging for food after sixty years revisiting Vietnam for pho and not foe
Mary Ekpenyong August 7, 2023 Mary Ekpenyong Scents of blooms in spring With jungle ethics unbent Lost in wildfires Beautiful flowers Widows’ sweet sorrow wrapped with Wreaths on silent graves Rose flower withers Thorns growing on our fences Father abandoned us
Hla Yin Mon August 8, 2023 Haiku I pressed gardenia – holding on to mom’s unused 4711 Haiku II honey bush flowers the lingering thin fragrance – lights over darkness Haiku III mid-monsoon showers over the lands near and far rivers in rivers
Hla Yin Mon August 8, 2023 Haiku I pressed gardenia – holding on to mom’s unused 4711 Haiku II honey bush flowers the lingering thin fragrance – lights over darkness Haiku III mid-monsoon showers the sound of daily footsteps turns into splashes
Cheryl Corey August 8, 2023 Rain, allusive rain, Drenches earth with sudden storms. The birds fall silent. Blossoms on the bough Have yet to bear promised fruit— Tender is the age. Honorable Peak, Come Spring I’ll climb Ontake— Mystic vision waits.
Cheryl Corey August 9, 2023 I wish to replace my first haiku with the following: Rain, pluvial rain, Drenches earth with sudden storms. The birds fall silent.
Sara Kate Egan August 9, 2023 late July delight fresh rain splashes hot blacktop silently steaming humid air hovers icy cold glass in hand drips sweet peach tea pleases August afternoon muggy fog cracks, sky sends treats hailstones cool my tongue
Jeanna Cooper August 10, 2023 No dew drops today the lawns are set in diamonds hands snug in mittens.
Daril Bentley August 10, 2023 Last night I traveled the hollows of your face where youth hid its mercies Sound of a raven: Words I should never utter to my enemies Mayflies in sunlight The golden retriever haloed with them
Lorraine Murphy August 10, 2023 Modern garden sheds daisies, weeds and bumblebees; grass is not greener. (Haiku moved by moderator)
John Elkin August 11, 2023 the fields are growing, feels the farmer-warrior, into battlefields the far off mountain sheds all but a hat of snow when cold winds return fox dens and bird nests arrive and dissolve around the stubborn boulder
Joakim August 11, 2023 The full moon was this big! she gestures with herhands, under the moonlight. A drop no longer a drop no longer a drop no longer a drop … Quick, fill a bucket with snow! I am thirsty for a cup of black tea.
Joakim August 11, 2023 The full moon was this big! she gestures with her hands, under the moonlight. A drop no longer a drop no longer a drop no longer a drop … Quick, fill a bucket with snow! I am thirsty for a cup of black tea.
Margaret Coats August 11, 2023 Dear haiku writers, please post poems with your FIRST NAME AND LAST NAME, as directed in the announcement above. Thanks for your help in conducting this large contest.
Christina Armour September 13, 2023 Fall hues often vie Evening’s glory in the sky Waiting winter’s dawn.
Lana yukyung Min August 12, 2023 Yesterday, My heart jumped in glee Because I still haven’t made a decision For my part to run away and flee Or stay entangled in this friction Oh how I imagine some endless days Floating in the ocean By the salmon drifting away In a mindless motion But work has carried me away From you and everything rosy But there’s nothing left to say This spell will be broken and mori Where no words are left in a phrase As you are just a token For my limited days….
Maura H. Harrison August 14, 2023 August fills the ditch: Lace, goldenrods, and thistle. Dowry for the Fall. Peaches picked, not ripe, Sit on the sill and sweeten. Aging, we summer. Ice captures a swirl, Fluidity in fractal, Memory’s curve and line.
Richard Paul Michael Harrow August 14, 2023 While hoeing parched earth, a whelk, stone-dead, surfaces – cloned by tiers of silt. Walking, then standing – as summer rattles alder egret holds his gaze.
Eavonka Ettinger August 15, 2023 black heron creates an umbrella with its wings unsuspecting fish late afternoon sun fills the kitchen with rainbows swaying crystal heart a visit from my grandmother the day she died peregrine falcon
Darrell Lindsey September 7, 2023 hay bales in the barn father and son’s slow walk home for their cold supper
Jacquie Pearce August 15, 2023 departing rainclouds my daughter empties sunlight from the old tire swing abandoned drive-in from your car roof the best view of the Milky Way abandoned farmhouse collapsing into itself if not for the vines
Mo Schoenfeld August 16, 2023 sun pierces treeline, radiance ruptures the gloom. a barren woodland. single pale poppy stands above a field of red. air, ambivalent. lunch break, woodland walk. the internet underground tracking my footsteps.
Joseph Buehler August 16, 2023 A doe emerges shyly from the tree line; we watch her through silent windows. The oak that once stood so dark and huge lies crippled, toppled by the storm.
Keith Evetts September 12, 2023 still warm at twilight the soft rustle of starlings settling down to roost a young stag bellows at his face in the water— faraway thunder the calm of evening… a mute swan glides downriver through the falling snow
Michael Taormina August 16, 2023 Snowflakes in April Like shampoo in the tulips What is it doing Mote in the moon’s eye Is that a crack don’t touch it You will spill the milk Geese flying upstate Honk through the smoggy morning You never returned
Janeymi Ramirez-Salas August 17, 2023 one cent copper coin pressed pennies memories hold a moment in time her hue is of bright frida kahlo look-alike braids she wears with pride all she left was wood carvings with a dust coating keepsakes near her tomb
Linda Arnott August 18, 2023 The Moon’s shadow weaves Heaven’s invisible web. Busy black spiders. Clouds sharpen their swords. The horizon splits in two. An angry red sky. A pink lotus pond in solitary beauty as the sun rises.
Stefanie Bucifal August 18, 2023 summer afternoon floating between grass and sky the lovers’ hammock as I walk barefoot my footsteps are filling up with rain, then sunshine this is a long night some well-known shadows return to my memory
Colin Dardis August 23, 2023 at thirty-one degrees all I want to do is lie about the weather weathered motorway – we drive through the surface spray, make fog out of tyres from your tree, the pips must be taken with the flesh – uneasy eating
sharon mueller August 18, 2023 GLACIAL TIME A RIVER OF ICE STRIATIONS OF PAST EONS SLOWLY FADE AWAY SOLSTICE SUMMER IN DECLINE IN MY BONES I CAN FEEL IT EARTH’S TILT AND TURNING WHITE COVEYS FLIGHTS OF BUTTERFLIES WHITE DRIFTS NESTLED IN THE TREES DOGWOODS DEEP IN BLOOM
Lucia Haase August 19, 2023 while playing hopscotch tall shadows of the children a stone’s throw away On a sunny day the bright chirp of a robin the laugh of a child oh I cannot touch that branch of cherry blossoms that is touching me
Anushka Dey August 20, 2023 My heart is an ancient manor A souvenir of unrequited love and limitless longing Haunted by ghost of sighs Moon lights tear stained cheeks The star seem dimmer in your absence Grief and love choke me Your eyes hold me captive Sweet song of mermaids beckoning me underwater Decaying desires drown me
Kathryn Van Bomel August 20, 2023 Air feels of summer Sunbathing on the front lawn Christmas in New York
Kathryn Van Bomel August 20, 2023 In this autumn sky Where birds fly in formation Smoke now migrates South
Sondra Rosenberg August 21, 2023 dogwood petals drift across my yard like snowflakes– Christmas in July blanketed by snow the city still sleeps–even the wren is silent April sends showers so May can give us flowers for June-bride bowers
Rob Crisell August 22, 2023 First warm wind of spring caresses the green grape buds that wreathe the vine wood. Heavy with black grapes, the vines hide their swollen fruit, summer’s sweet burden. Between the vine rows, culled fruit ferments, perfuming autumn’s early dusk.
Malcolm Beveridge August 22, 2023 Broken Haiku. Broken. Poet’s muse. In need of restoration. Artisan helpful.
Joydip Dutt September 10, 2023 Respected judges, my sincere apologies to you. I would like to make a change to my first entry. The other two remains unchanged. a bolt of lightning flashes across the night sky epiphany strikes
Joydip Dutt September 15, 2023 I want to withdraw my above 2nd entry and replace it with the below haiku: Cumulonimbus Clouds cover city skyline Catharsis of tears Thank you Joydip Dutt
Joydip Dutt August 23, 2023 solid snow chunks fall off the leafless tree branches thudding noise on roof
Daril Bentley August 23, 2023 Cancer clicks its claws soundlessly in the body of the universe A great ladle tilts in the Milky Way, skimming a curdle of stars Pillow hill of snow on toboggans they went down and back up again
Ida Eggert August 23, 2023 Butterflies dancing in shadows of cherry trees – Venus and Ceres Within the wind lie wondrous words of flapping birds, as spring’s passing by. Oh, warm summer breeze, rest and put your mind at ease! Fall is coming soon.
James Penha August 23, 2023 spring swims in color without recalling winter scales frozen in grey multicolored bloom of summer leaves in autumn— my family tree tropical lagoon juicy mangos yield their flesh tigers lurking
Alyssa Mae Calaparan August 24, 2023 The snowdrop lies still Among frozen, once-green grass. The life of those dead.
Lyudmila Hristova August 24, 2023 a very long war… the orphan’s jacket loses its sky blue color *** moon in the daytime – your dark side also remains so invisible *** a difficult truce the grasses along the path are getting thicker
JoyAnne O'Donnell August 24, 2023 Love hugging us so guiding our spirits joyful embeds tenderness. Faith is unity from angels calming us true light from a rainbow. Welcome is friendship the stars twinkle genuine sailing loves high ships.
Alexander Grutza August 25, 2023 Entropy bears fruit Mighty stones erode to sand The Sky remains blue open heart, closed palm vandalized by young bandits in past echelons
Janet Tegtmeier August 25, 2023 Summer grows weary, Colors cling to written petals; Fall eyes victory.
Janet Tegtmeier August 25, 2023 Darn auto-correct! Here’s what I meant to write: Summer grows weary, Colors cling to worn petals; Fall eyes victory.
Alvin B. Cruz August 26, 2023 late summer sunset watching the waves wash away my first sandcastle red paper lanterns from the long war a father comes home in a box falling at full blast the last of cherry blossoms a farewell to spring
Mantz Yorke August 26, 2023 Hibiscus flowers like radio telescopes turned towards the sun. Mayflies flittering above a pool, unaware of the trout below. Mottling the sunset, starlings stream, swirl and return – French curves brought to life.
Linda Alice Fowler August 26, 2023 opal opulence sun lights on shimmering seas ~ seagulls soubresaut burbling bubbles mesmerizing melody ~ dragonflies descend acoustic echo zephyr sweeps through the valley ~ vespers in the dark
Chris J White August 26, 2023 The murmurous strain constricts and stunts, this form I’ve held three hundred months. Does a bent-winged bird know more about flight than a bird who’s unimpaired? In a passing glance at the hall mirror I see me side-eye myself.
James Wesley Young August 27, 2023 Children on the field Dancing daffodils in spring Gentle yellow hair. Lightning strikes the night Day returns for just a clip Preview of the dawn. Tall tree tops tingle Heat hovers high, hunting hoards Sweet summer stabbings.
Lawrence Dullea August 28, 2023 They have been in Love from afar Forever. Admirers of each other’s Colorful Beauty. She is Dawn; He is Dusk. Warmer Winds Whisper Secrets. Trees Sway with Understanding. Too Few are Listening. Falling Drop of Water. Sunlight gives a Glistening Kiss. I See Life; All of Life.
David Whippman August 28, 2023 Seaside in winter. Stone and waves camouflage-grey. Tourists don’t notice. Impassioned protest, Treaties, negotiation – But war will still come.
Soham Joshi August 28, 2023 Bloody canopy Exquisite tropical lunch Of chainsaws and smoke Vaporizing sheets Bidding a frozen goodbye To the glued windows Palm tree silhouette Dropping tender coconuts Hoping to bloom friends
Kirsty Mairi Grace August 29, 2023 Ye ken a haiku? Aye lad, a coo up the brae; Reid beast o’ the mist
Morrison Handley-Schachler August 29, 2023 Webs Threads hang deserted Where the spider left behind Deserted cobwebs. Stars Those stars are gone now But like battles fought of old Our eyes see them still. Light The light streams constant But the troubled water throws Its patterns on it.
Molly-Kate Garner August 29, 2023 [I] Jousting with needles, Ablur in this midsummer, Nectar calls to each. [II] Each green creeping thing Uproots and down roots the moss, Unfurl fiddleheads. [III] Ribbons of white drift, Transpose pale against shadow. Crows fly before clouds.
Megan Devine August 29, 2023 Halo moon in the sky The silent road’s horizon Wait for me, My Love Curling green vines climb Blossoms are stars of butter Still no cucumbers Hot hibiscus tea Brewed in Grandma’s antique cup My mouth now tastes sour
Morad Afrooz Moein August 30, 2023 Name of the poet: Murad Afrooz Moin Country name: Iran City name: Tehran Type of poem: Haiku The text of my haiku poem to be published on your site: Haiku: “migrating bird”, before being shot it was calling so
Jonathan Aylett August 30, 2023 fully committed to a life in the fast lane wing mirror spider she just can’t help it always chasing the bad boys the moth and the flame bridal bouquet toss the baby’s breath, as ever just beyond her reach
Daniela Misso August 30, 2023 glimpses of clear sky – over a tree shaded lake azure damselflies * childhood memories a sprouting lentil rises from the cotton wool * winter stars twinkle the lights of a small village on the mountaintop Daniela Misso
Alex Malley August 30, 2023 year passes maybe I’m still smiling in my sleep autumn evening on a road sign a crossed out bicycle Alex Malley moon in a puddle the wet and dark reverse side of a fallen leaf
Neil Wittmann August 30, 2023 The present is the liminal place between the past and the future Place to place walking, In a time from then ‘till now. Liminality. Liminal spaces. A minds eye perspective. Liminal places.
Teh Eng Foo August 30, 2023 (1) What constitutes home? If broken fragments and pain— A mere broken house. (2) Our grief is just love with nowhere to go, bearing; our heart’s a big weight. (3) Shall you come or go? But if silence awaits still, goodbye answers that.
Joe McKeon August 30, 2023 hunger fundraiser cucumber sandwiches and dandelion tea standing room only the bandshell concert features a solo cellist one way ticket home a candy stripped scarf around the conductor’s neck
John Hawkhead August 30, 2023 leather-winged shadows a fine powder of moth scales cascades through moonlight walking riverwise to where the kingfisher darts she colours her story winging the swing shift swifts turn over purpling dusk to the pipistrelles
Andy Green Mann August 30, 2023 Light flutter of wings Casting quick moving shadows Fleeting gossamer *** Fallen orchid blooms Lay still upon the dry ground Awaiting the winds *** Gathering at dusk Swifts prepare to roost on wing Screams fading gently
Gianna Lucci August 30, 2023 Correction: a womb’s workshop weaves as a dreaming brain spins, at random – or is it?
Jurate Norvaisiene August 31, 2023 lack of words we go on stirring melted sugar who we are now amidst fallen leaves a candy wrapper a hagstone teh heart is open to the sea wind
Monika Cooper August 31, 2023 Though these don’t follow the syllable-count rules for the contest, I like them all very much, especially the candy wrapper one. I hadn’t known the word “hagstone” before and I love to learn a new word. That third poem brings me divinely cold wind straight from the Baltic, so good: thank you.
Jurate Norvaisiene September 1, 2023 sorry for the mistake *** a hagstone the heart is open to the sea wind
Joshua C. Frank August 31, 2023 Sky turns baby blue Waiting as green hills give birth To a big, red sun. Jagged desert crags, Spear heads piercing starry dark, Encircle the camp. Lightning strike at night, Writing in a bright, white light, Vanishing from sight.
Keith A. Simmonds August 31, 2023 Scent of cherry blooms blowing in the morning light… end of pandemic Hallucination… a red butterfly quivers upon a daisy Splinters of sunshine piercing the morning silence… icicles crumble
Gwyneth Solomon August 31, 2023 Pink skies tinged with blue. Calm after the hurricane, water is pink too.
Sophia Conway August 31, 2023 hot golden acre soil cracks like old parchment after a long drought a lance of sunlight quietly pierces through to the lush forest floor swallows swoop fast in harmony across turbulent rivers of white foam
Krit venambal September 1, 2023 pleading thin groves solemn melancholy cry cuckoos of autumn Fur grey gnawing out nutty red-sun tweaks the clouds no more a squirrel Tore aside triumph seashells rolls to the shore side boats to the blue seas
Shari Jo LeKane September 1, 2023 August always brings dewy lawns at crack of dawn dog-day afternoons visits to the swings last trips to the swimming pool young ones starting school college kids take wing crickets singing in the night dance under the moon autumn gardening schedules become usual summer ends too soon
Shari Jo LeKane September 1, 2023 Sun from the heavens shines as the light comes this way Keen revelation Light in the garden glows for a happy birthday Speaks celebration Seen in perspective lifelong pursuit of today Dreams of elation
Shari Jo LeKane September 1, 2023 Waking in the mist falling leaves are damp and gray shrouded in a cloud Orchestrated twist hazard on a holiday silence in the sound Feel the frosty kiss death imparts a dreamlike sway memories renowned
Margaret Coats September 5, 2023 Shari Jo, you have submitted ten haiku, but only three entries are allowed. Please pick your best three, and withdraw the excess haiku, to keep your chance to win!
John E. Norvell September 1, 2023 extinction event brimstone hurling through the sky crapasauraus rex
Alexia Ioana Branzea September 1, 2023 Haiku I: Mourning morning, The golden sphere is hidden And the grass does shine. Haiku II: On the horizon I float – between Sky and Earth – Afraid of falling. Haiku III: Life’s an asymptote Near and near but way too far Never satisfied.
Neelam Saxena September 1, 2023 Life slouches cornered Desperate, dreary, damped eyes, A withered flower. Existence on ropes Moistened eyes, shivering lips Rains quiver lilies Life withdraws itself Sunrise gives no happiness Cactuses prick love
G. M. H. Thompson September 1, 2023 thirteen chickadees on a snow-covered hedgerow,— the coffee’s bitter a red-winged blackbird sits on a cattail besides the highway’s violence brand-new concrete pool yet thick with moss already a frog plunges in
Steven Insalaco September 1, 2023 Flying for the sun they seek the warmth of grace – a visage of self. Windswept golden manes flaunt their lordship o’re the land – all the feral bow. Thus, she flies away, fond farewells for thee we bid – au ‘voir, good Reason.
Gerald Seniuk September 1, 2023 missiles kill mother things fall from Spring sky like rain life now in Ukraine -Gerald Seniuk
jd September 1, 2023 Hint of periscope rises to blue-feathered grace Pleasure here on earth Birds, high on the wire are synchronized no longer our feathered mirrors Whistles skirt the sky winged predator follows pity before kill
Jane Vander Velde September 1, 2023 Moonlit oaks in ice Spread cursive shadows on snow A script for silence Summer’s prickly pears Sustain thirsty coyotes Enflame human tongues Crystals from sprinklers Spatter through blue August skies Jewels for a child
Jane Vander Velde September 1, 2023 Moonlit ice and oaks Spread cursive shadows on snow A script for silence Summer’s prickly pears Sustain thirsty coyotes Enflame human tongues Crystals from sprinklers Spatter through blue August skies Jewels for a child
Jacob E Lippman September 1, 2023 The hearts of the dead Might still be pumping if they Had exercised more
Judy Ichkhanian September 1, 2023 In Fall he stutters, Stalwart legs turned wet noodles, Old dog done with days. Little hands clasping Acorns too large, unwieldy, Eyes gleam victory Gruff voice in mem’ry Fades, time turning your presence Into my own voice.
Amy Losak September 1, 2023 ah, blazing blue moon why must you pose hazily for my camera? a squirrel’s tail furls around a fallen birdbath … the world in my yard blizzard conditions a young cat circles into a wool granny square
Amy Losak September 1, 2023 Revised first haiku: ah, blazing blue moon must you pose so hazily for my camera?
Ben Grochowsky September 1, 2023 today the rain falls I drive through the shining spray where will the clouds go? uproar of feathers I too heard the distant clang birds flee as I freeze peony blossom the bloom, a flurry of noise rambunctious, benign
Henry Joseph September 1, 2023 So falls tired summer: Flowers give away their blooms, Promises unclasped. —- Deep in the green seed Grows a mystery of life, Grief in the making. —- Time does not relent – Its plough turns upon itself, Drives ever onward.
Suraj Nanu September 1, 2023 rectangle phobia cocooned in my sleeping bag a caterpillar brushing on the veins of a herbarium leaf the rustle of spring vanishing skylight the cicada’s song softer than grandma’s whisper
James T. Struck September 1, 2023 Earth Glowing by James T. Struck Leaves Flying in the Sky Birds Glowing around the Ocean Earth Burning Ever larger Universe sinking always Inward
John Petraglia September 1, 2023 My three . . . Mountain waterfall Drift off to secluded thought The thunder returns ! With dad at the park Roughhouse, tree climes, leaf pile dives Mom sips tea at home Perseids last night After midnight few meteors But what cosmic thoughts
Amanda Hall September 1, 2023 Evergreen Slope Line of dark green spruce Cuts the sky into a graph Only birds can read Stone Wall Rocks shaggy with moss Once fit to hold something in Now hold only Time Full Moon Silver ornament Illuminating night walk Without glare or heat
Vasile Moldovan September 1, 2023 Through the milky night gown the summer moon is caressing the phoetus in the womb The visage of a child stuck against the window pane o look at the moon Sitting all alone in the front of a white paper – behind me the moon
Mary Sayler September 1, 2023 Mary Harwell Sayler (3 haiku written in 2023) Summer storm cuts off power and credit cards, but releases prayer. In summer, silence can be loud with longing as our tears speak volumes. Summer moon-drops float like *pearls on the water. Oysters go to bed. (*Note: “pearls” are meant to have 2 syllables here, but if you think not, we can make them “white pearls.”)
Talbot Hook September 1, 2023 Prairie-rose perfume Permeates the open road. A truck kicks up dust. ________________________ Hermit infiltrates Icy cave, lets loose a cry — His voice or the rocks’? ________________________ Pine, plum, and bamboo: Steady fellow-travelers. I go for firewood.
Manfred Dietrich September 1, 2023 In a freak snowstorm John looks for the Redeemer eyes misting over.
Martin Rizley September 1, 2023 Shy lips at midnight Meld as a meddling moon beam Lays bare their embrace. Beneath dripping trees, Geckos dream with open eyes, As morning mists rise. Through dark depths plunging, Brave seamen pray and ponder Sunken sailors´ bones.
Jennifer Hinders September 1, 2023 Seasonal Risk Crisp weather is here It’s that time of year, achoo Seasonal hazard
Wallace Kaufman September 1, 2023 Morning, night’s old coup, Makes marsh diamonds out of dew. I make love with you.
Anayo Dioha September 1, 2023 Night lights, children’s noise, Fast life as dawn reappears, Grown folks skipping tea. One after the next, Feet going in, feet coming Out, who knows who’s next? Darkness fills the room, Silence gets restive with none Home to call for calm.
Anayo Dioha September 1, 2023 replacing the second haiku in previous comment please with: One after the next, Warm soil swallowing cold skins. Now who knows who’s next?
Wallace Vickers Kaufman September 1, 2023 Wren’s familiar voice “Video” or “Figaro”. It’s his song, your choice
James T. Struck September 1, 2023 Universe Balloon Universe is crashing like a deflated balloon I looked at the stars and galaxies moving in I hid with my frog in my apartment and he started speaking to me he turned into a prince
Steve Todd September 1, 2023 __________ Grass weeps, crystal grief Teardrops for winter’s passing Adieu. Spring mourning. __________ This stone in my shoe Just proves that ‘The Rock’ is in everything these days. __________ When all ‘The Woke’ sleep Wisdom slips silently from its priest hole to eat. __________
Isabel Scheltens September 2, 2023 Poppies bloom reckless; Crepe paper skirts thrust aside Exposing black hearts.
Sierra Williams September 2, 2023 1. She Waits Clouds blocking the sun In stillness she waits for song A hummingbird’s breath 2. Allia She opened a book She found worlds behind a word Nothing else as true 3. Rings True A sparrow’s wing A baby’s shallow cry An angel rings true
Alan Summers September 2, 2023 the tang of blackberries picked from low-hanging branches last rays of the sun kitchen extension roof so many neighbourhood cats padding across us a different moon comes to linger over us the novel also
Tony Williams September 2, 2023 yellowing petals falling without wind, the wings of a honeybee a slight aroma of ripening banana… I’m so middle-aged! the ragwort plundered— cinnabar caterpillars make their getaway
Michael Theroux September 2, 2023 mid day touching, now your eyes blessing our joining such soft, soft spring rain finger tips, your sighs a slow smile upon moist lips summer’s quick rivers dreaming now, after long deep droughts of lovesweet aire perfume of the fall we two, together desire rekindles love’s fire winter’s rose hearth-light
Charles E. Southerland September 2, 2023 talking of springtime in the harsh teeth of cold’s breath warms the groundhog’s tales
Michael Miller September 2, 2023 the tracks of a fox stop at the hint of a mouse beneath winter’s snow peppermint flowers in the warm mid-summer heat painting air with scent the dragon fly skims across the pond snatching prey from the cool spring air
Manfred Dietrich September 2, 2023 Seventeen short words all of monosyllables can paint a picture. Salmon leaping high fight to do the two main things lay your eggs and die.
Debmalya Bandyopadhyay September 2, 2023 Early morning sun punches the night’s jaw open birds scream and escape. Autumn’s hand brushes the flags shaking in the wind prayers fall like leaves. Last winter the cold did not dare touch my old bones You were still around.
Linda Marie Hilton September 2, 2023 1) scramble past boulders sparse trees on trace of a path summit view: verdure 2) windshield wipers work crawl along icy snow road Prime brought xmas gifts! 3) heron fishing sole riparian currents swirl kayakers flush him.
Kathy September 2, 2023 October cold dust around falling ghostly moon swiftly changing wind Orange pumpkin stare around October darkroom light up autumn moon Lullaby of dust bedtime especially full moon is deepening.
Margaret Coats September 2, 2023 Kathy, PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR LAST NAME, as directed in contest rules above. There is already a Kathryn (who did give her last name) and I know another Kathy (same spelling as yours) who may enter. We need to be able to give you distinct credit for your poems. Thanks!
Kathy Bahr September 3, 2023 October cold dust around falling ghostly moon swiftly changing wind Orange pumpkin stare around October darkroom light up autumn moon lullaby of dust bedtime especially full moon is deepening.
Paul H. Kang September 3, 2023 Verdant umbrella The weeping willow dries its hair in the spring sun Tall glaciers sweating A white bear scans left to right Neither friends nor foes
K.G. Munro September 3, 2023 winter is alive as old crinkled leaves die off purple crocus blooms mice dance to bird chirps on a wooden seed table they do pirouettes
Linette Eloff September 3, 2023 The withered lone tree Gnarled, old, knotted, grey and dead Life’s last destiny
Linette Eloff September 3, 2023 Softly sighs the sea gently heals unsettled sands of our written words.
Judith Murovic September 6, 2023 This did not post in haiku format. How can this be deleted and re-posted?
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Julie Gerard September 3, 2023 Naked summer nights Stardust falling from the sky Contented lovers. White caps on green waves Darkness of the winter storm Shivering sea life Rivers twist and turn We dam them up for power Nature still breaks free.
Philip Sculthorpe September 4, 2023 An empty snail shell – Dementia confirmation In my trembling hand. A silver slug trail – My book falls open at the Stations of the Cross Far-off tsunami – A butterfly flutters by Looking innocent
Philip Sculthorpe September 4, 2023 I keep getting a message saying I’ve made a duplicate comment – but don’t seem to be able to see any comments I’ve made! What am I doing wrong?
Mike Bryant September 4, 2023 It looks like your entry may have just taken a while to post. It is posted now. Mike the Mod
Ravi Kiran September 4, 2023 as the act unfolds bullets fly and soldiers fall unseen puppeteers no one to applaud and yet under the full moon wild cherry blossoms in spite of the birds scorching sun and rocky ground the seed that flowered
Pushan Basu September 4, 2023 those rattling aspens I didn’t sleep at all last night remembering them my pages are bound with staples; my sentences with semicolons early April snow it’s a good thing the cherry has its pink jumper
Andrew Shimield September 4, 2023 on Easter Sunday a great tit out and about in his smart black cap a fuchsia petal endlessly swirling around the town square fountain a fine spring morning only my neighbour’s shih tzu is wearing a coat
Alene Sen September 4, 2023 first day of grade nine- a turtle in the hallway paddles among sharks windows are open when sandstorm arrives early no way to get home orange maple leave passes along the river I go with the flow
Ae Johnston September 4, 2023 1. ten blocks of cold words; soldered worlds of daylight dew point through these old locks! 2. September shines and sure as dust my modem dies – Forced little nocturne. 3. night and endless screen while we wrap a rapt rap now the sky rose lingers
Dr. José Luis Solís López September 4, 2023 Haiku 1 Misty forest in the bark of the pine tree the moth worms Haiku 2 Sound of the wind chime in the maadurga* temple monarch butterflies * Hindu deity Haiku 3 On the mountainside wildflowers everywhere, sheep bleating I, Dr. José Luis Solís López, declare that the 3 haikus are of my authorship and property. I wrote them before July 2022.
Dr. José Luis Solís López September 4, 2023 I correct my haiku´s de Dr. José Luis Solís López Haiku 1 Misty forest in the bark of the pine tree the moth worms Haiku 2 Sound of the wind chime in the maadurga* temple monarch butterflies * Hindu deity Haiku 3 On the mountainside wildflowers everywhere, sheep bleating I, Dr. José Luis Solís López, declare that the 3 haikus are of my authorship and property. I wrote them before July 2022.
Amir Kapetanović September 4, 2023 Full moon with his shine freezes down the dreamless sheet. Rattles of crickets.
Irma Reeves September 4, 2023 sun flower blooming butterfly stopped for a kiss law of attraction starlings on blue sky parades twittering like rains migration begins say it with flowers the language i understand beauty of nature on my way back home floating over pure white clouds end of one journey
Radhika De Silva September 5, 2023 the city canal- harvest moon’s pale reflection on clutter of cans humidity high summer conference drags on the last drop of juice
Tracy Davidson September 5, 2023 rediscovered roots watching the white lotus rise from grandfather’s pond autumn’s magic spell the forest’s emerald gems turn garnet and gold hummingbirds hover along a lonely dust road desert rose in bloom
Marek Kozubek September 5, 2023 thinning morning mist – dewdrops on a spider web filled with the silence in forest’s shadows hidden in the midday heat middle of summer path in the garden – between silence and silence the scent of roses
Gigi Ryan September 5, 2023 Farmer laments weeds As he scatters summer seeds. “Beauty,” poet breathes. Daffodils asleep Under winter’s blanket keep, Eager for their call. Waked to August rain Soothing is its constancy, With it my heart beats.
Sol Etana September 5, 2023 The season’s new coat, Dining jacket shade of smoke, Mocks yesterday’s strut. — Think you spoke too soon; English summer’s pantomime Carries on ’til noon.
Valentina Ranaldi-Adams September 5, 2023 climate change status – now all the world is skating on very thin ice
Valentina Ranaldi-Adams September 5, 2023 the yin/yang symbol’s interconnected balance – autumn equinox
McMurray David September 6, 2023 diving cormorant… thankful to hear an echo paddling on the pond military man retreats to the hillside church catching r and r The flowers’ eyes splash color around the fountain—afternoon women
Sheena Sarah Winny September 6, 2023 after a dry spell rain blessed the earth with tear drops sorrowful of greed
Dan Galbin September 6, 2023 porch with memories – just the fireflies still fuel the old hand lantern the childhood alleys – all day long roaming among the sidewalk chalk suns glorious morning – from icicles rarely fall the drops of cold light
BDW September 6, 2023 Upon the sidewalk, ants march in a line to the silent cicada. A stray monk comes in to sip his green, morning tea: a mute flowering. The infant babbles his weaningful expressions. A morning dove calls.
Megan LaBarreare September 6, 2023 recycled stardust such radiant energy deadly in excess veils on stone, intent botanical acrobats whisper dark romance by lunar control aqueous salutations unburden my soul
Carl Bellerose September 6, 2023 through the silver frame of my mother’s old mirror I see butterflies
Victor Wiebe September 7, 2023 Flitting mother bird Weaves a nest to raise her young In the church’s eaves Crying crickets sing Preluding dawn’s symphony Of joyful song birds Bright starry clusters Form a temporary home For stars that wander
Paddy Raghunathan September 7, 2023 Trees swaying as one Stars sparkling in the night sky We all recite Om
TRACY Ann JOHNSON September 7, 2023 It is an honor To kiss leaves and walk the hills Where ancestors wept To sleep a good sleep Lie close to a willow tree Near honeysuckle vines. The soft rain is late Tomatoes slowly ripen But God is on time.
TRACY Ann JOHNSON September 7, 2023 Hurricanes are named Female felines bold enough To rant and to rage The root of a rose Remembers aromas when fragrance buries deep Sun through half closed blinds show patterns on things that try To ignore the light.
Louise Gabrielle September 7, 2023 Autumn snow falling Soft beauty of a white night City lights misty
Sarinitty Woodruff September 7, 2023 Chilled moth a shadow Intrusion under my palm Still it rubs its wings False sun River Birch Stiff leaves hanging low enough to absorb my gaze Wind ridges my hair It makes holes out of plots and walks the running time
Ben Michaels September 8, 2023 Thank you for running this competition – here are my entries: Bridesmaids’ dresses, the colour of the peacock which softly creeps past. Old house is empty (I’m told he died in his sleep) At night fox-cubs scream. Farmer’s wife smirks: Don’t Let the horse out the stable. My flies are undone.
Lina María Vidal Gómez September 8, 2023 The brightest skin sings a summer afternoon’s dream; blind music in grass. Dewey light within the mimosa plant’s frail eyes hums a secret woods Alive beads of hush glide beneath the city crowd. Bosoms trip on time.
Jharna Sanyal September 8, 2023 hyacinth patches on meandering river all my drifting thoughts a flock of parrots flies over sunflower fields– scarecrow’s long shadow pomegranate tree… a child takes it for his home waiting across seas
Kevin Bohun September 8, 2023 Smooth lake in autumn Red leaves reflected color The call of the loon Street light flickering In it’s final death rattle No one notices Leaves turning colors Is like a drawn out goodbye That should last longer
James T. Struck September 8, 2023 Ocean Flowing across the Sky into the Bridges Insects Flying into Heaven with Many spiders under Rivers and streams Animals swimming with the Gods into the fires Talking to God with Me and You listening
Estina Spencer September 8, 2023 Gardens overwhelm produce, insects, constantly weeding. Still my joy. Kittens playfully chasing crickets, jumping at moths bringing toys inside Fauna and flora breathing, living, reproducing cuter than a bug
J. R. Stiefel September 8, 2023 The world is a stage The life of theatre inspires Thespians bring joy
Shamik Banerjee September 9, 2023 Name: Shamik Banerjee 1) Late summer famine Roti on her children’s plate— Mother’s sacrifice 2) Nomad buffaloes Croc-infested summer stream: A river of horns 3) Starless summer night Indra’s thunderous outcry Toads: His true prophets
linda rhine September 9, 2023 To small to see them Living, breathing, growing there The child in the womb
Baisali Chatterjee Dutt September 9, 2023 Baisali Chatterjee Dutt the full moon and i have a loud conversation… we both know heartbreak snowflakes on my tongue melt away within seconds… blink of a lifetime after the rainfall the world so fresh, so alive …and so the birds sing
Peter Q. Kilbridge September 9, 2023 Cardinals and Jays Cross fall field in thrilling ways: Electrified fans!
Shirley Farmer September 9, 2023 End of Summer drought My Lake bed recedes ten feet Now sand for small hands
Maureen Hildebrand September 9, 2023 Croaking frogs at night Curious and active cats clearly took a bite
Reena Choudhary September 9, 2023 Dear Editor in Chief, I am writing to submit my three Haiku poems for consideration. 1) Water leaps and sings, In a joyful, liquid dance, Splash of life’s embrace. 2) Beneath the sun’s glow, Flowers’ shadows softly dance, Nature’s grace on show. 3) Boughs stretch to the sky, Leafless trees in winter’s grasp, Nature’s grace revealed.
Carolyn Heil September 10, 2023 Spring Cloud Kiting A thin contrail Tethered a puff of cloud To a high floating whale.
Niche Teixeira September 10, 2023 try meditation? my own breath makes me anxious. get high, coos the babe.
Marie Derley September 10, 2023 train in the tunnel the cold gaze of a stranger in the frosted glass all windows open what are the good answers to voices of the night a bird hovering – just living in the moment as long as it lasts
Neena Singh September 10, 2023 late summer sunset— laburnum blossoms scatter their scent of yellow * a cold lonesome night… through the half-open window climbs the harvest moon * rice planting women hands and feet move in rhythm with the old folk song
Carmela Marino September 10, 2023 dirty tombstone- olive trees of grandad no longers blooming night of shooting stars- the cries of a newborn child in the distance immobile dusk… a gentle scented breeze pushes me onward Carmela Marino
Joshua Gage September 10, 2023 evening prayer service… with candles and rosary beads, light from the full moon waiting for the bus… a flurry of dawn snowflakes tumble past the moon a turkey buzzard silhouetted by the moon… my empty gas tank
Maria Concetta Conti September 10, 2023 talking and talking to the grave of my dad the summer twilight august waning moon helping her little daughter with a prayer evening prayer the sea illuminated by colours of dusk
Sheena Sarah Winny September 10, 2023 walking on the grass her soles crushed the tiny blooms – wet soil stuck to toes
Melanie Ehler Collopy September 10, 2023 gold dandelions grow old, feather into snow- white wishes wind blows. How brightly heaven Shines! Everyone sees the moon, But no one sees mine. Blue bottle flies in The sky. Mother’s relapse. Glass Shatters, and my heart.
Ron C. Moss September 10, 2023 near the bomb crater children push their matchbox cars away from the war
Laurie Hamilton September 10, 2023 Picking blackberries Heat and bugs and thorns torment but the pie’s worth it! Sweet warm goat milk streams into the silver bucket. Watch out for the hoof!
Tasneem Hossain September 10, 2023 scented garden blooms white jasmine flowers perfume– feel mother’s presence spring walk in garden cocoon sheds shell, a new life white dot blue wings flies pink cherry blossoms– she stands in gloom, tears fall leaves on vacant bench
Ragu September 10, 2023 A deep mossy well, A Woden bucket falls in, Splash!!!!! The sound echoes An electrifying lighting!! A clamouring thunder, The distant rumble…
Richard piechowiak September 10, 2023 The whirling tempest With greed seeks water’s hot breath Low chance of yielding
Nancy C Fredericks September 10, 2023 The gold finch, urgent, flitting. No loneliness to cruelly crush him. Aging dog and cat keep trying. To what avail? It’s all in the tail. It looks good on paper, it should work. Then, like the wind, Careless caprice comes.
Ed Bremson September 10, 2023 ducks and geese standing on the islands that emerge as their pond dries up *** on a scorching day, a sparrow tells her babies about the bird bath
Benjamin Daniel Lukey September 10, 2023 Cold, unearthly light: A herd of deer is grazing, It seems, on the moon. The wipers can clear The water from her windshield But not from her eyes. Breakfast for dinner: A bright smear of marmalade On a toasted sky.
Arijit Mishra September 10, 2023 The frail old camel Braves storms to leave trail behind Smug humans follow
Larry Coltin September 10, 2023 Larry Coltin Shelved Books on my shelves Some I want to read again Some I have not read When Cain asked his god, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Dedicated to jp. Chaos reigned anew. At the beach today Three score years, waves pounding shore Grand kids, sea the same Stunning sunrise dawns Refracted sunshine beauty Cirrus filtered light Dark autumn rain clouds Dusting the ground with their tears Parching summer done
Larry Coltin September 11, 2023 OOPS. 3 is the limit. Please just look at the first 3. Sorry. Larry Coltin
Margaret Coats September 11, 2023 Will do, Larry. I did also see your thanks to me on another page, on the subject of syllable count. Glad you understand and appreciate.
Pamir Kiciman September 10, 2023 rain bejeweled branch— how red the cardinal is on dull winder day! single leaf curtsies on the way down from tall heights— lithe its final dance white-tail fawns bound off after the doe’s ears perk up at the hint of me
Sally Quon September 10, 2023 sweet smell of decay rising from the garden beds- your hand on the rake
Robert Trojack September 10, 2023 Churning lightning foam Chilling spray of boatman’s line Down to quiet pool
Sherrie Metlen September 10, 2023 My entries for the Haiku Contest 2023. Storm surge screeching wind shrubs shredding sweetgum falling son, friends fear the worst Burying best friend the potent earthy essence supersedes the mist Slightly salty slough manatee manicuring the sea savannah
David Bird September 10, 2023 Leaving Summer leaves. Fall breeze. Cool days, cold nights. Come hard freeze, fall; summer leaves leave. 09-10-2023 Fly We disdain the fly. But, still, what he can, you can’t. I wish I could fly. 09-10-2023 Rain Fresh rain comes down slow, Soaks grass with November leaves. Then, December – snows. 09-10-2023
Carol Suhr September 10, 2023 #1 Fox tracks Run through the new snow Past scattered grouse feathers. #2 Half a moon. Silver cloud of warm deer breath, Rising. #3 The sun rising Draws dew from frost On autumn grass.
Ann Ungar September 10, 2023 Soft raindrops touch ground Another Wildflower blooms Fervent kiss of love Toss a flat pebble It skips across the water Achievement comes back Mighty winds break trees Lightning strikes splitting the sky Taiyo runs to hide
Richard Mora September 10, 2023 Dancing for heaven Climb aboard my sweet puppy Warm snore in my lap Rough little basket Warm little ones all at home Life takes flight again
Lakshmi Iyer September 11, 2023 space beyond the clouds beyond the peacock blue sky crab nebula bursts * an abandoned house the weeds of wildflowers scrolls through the red tile roofs * semi-scattered rains a crow’s hard caw splits across bottleneck branches *
Margaret Coats September 11, 2023 Jo, please post your poem under your FIRST NAME AND LAST NAME, as directed in the paragraph above marked IMPORTANT.
Fiona Guertler September 11, 2023 Forecast: Past: hazy sunshine Present: strong winds blow clear till Future: winds subside.
Brian Mc Cabe September 11, 2023 Autumn Haiku: The red squirrel flits from brown bark to golden leaf his sleep will come on soon
Peter Howard September 11, 2023 A blackened church bell, under the clamouring sun, swings, silently. *** Clouds, bruised indigo, roll, unflustered, to the east. The snow falls gladly. *** The shocking quiet. A sorry poet hammering word against brute word.
Edward Cody Huddleston September 11, 2023 the faded sunrise in our family photo just dust in Mom’s eyes choosing a photo for the obituary manicured roses karaoke night— the cicadas coming out of their shells to sing
Nur Azlan Bin Zainuddin September 11, 2023 children in the field – running in a full circle and reaching nowhere Arctic aurora – beautiful light in the sky magical displays frogs and toads croaking – the heavy rain drenches the earth so cold, yet soothing – Lanzz Malaysia
Jeffrey Ferrara September 11, 2023 seeming Jurassic the sand dune with a snow fence barely protruding
Barrie Levine September 11, 2023 autumn equinox a morning chill reminds me to prepare for change a bin of cortlands . . . selling the scent of autumn at the roadside stand ready with ribbons I weave a winter rainbow through my daughter’s hair
Margaret Coats September 11, 2023 Marta, please follow above instructions marked IMPORTANT by using both your FIRST NAME AND LAST NAME. Thanks!
Celeste M Wheeler September 11, 2023 Lurking behind a gauzy veil of clouds, the moon casts a ghostly vibe. Storm clouds gather to powwow while chanting rhythms of thunder and rain. A tsunami of coastal fog threatens to breach peninsula peaks.
John Leidy September 11, 2023 Departing the cold, she casts her stemline adrift amidst leafy seas. The rhythmic beat of summer’s rolling waters, now iced into silence Gathering needles, she deftly stitches them round the warbler nursery.
Glauco Saba September 11, 2023 a naked willow leans over the frozen pond no sound of water over the white clouds the whiter snows of Fuji and the rising sun each single snowflake building the difference in the endless white
Kara Urban September 11, 2023 A Haiku for Fall Sweet gum leaves changing little golden stars cast down falling in my yard.
Pam Erselius September 11, 2023 in thick morning mist a yellow leaf flutters down the earth’s falling star
Maggie McKenzie September 11, 2023 1} Your words cut deeper Deeper than the ocean floor Sorry won’t fix it 2} Only three letters Yet it pains me to say it So I’ll stick to James
Daria Doandes Folenta September 12, 2023 first colourful leaf, dancing through the stormy wind, searching so-called “home”.
Daria Doandes Folenta September 12, 2023 piece of liquid pearl banished from the above, falls, dries, losing beauty.
Daria Doandes Folenta September 12, 2023 the water dances, while lots of candles, above, begin to twinkle.
Adele Toth September 12, 2023 Inviting waters heron confirms well-being accept the healing Winds direct bamboo defeating adversity empowered vigor Language of the trees windblown pines whispers linger engaged listener
Annette Akkerman September 12, 2023 February sun the little wren takes a bath – the sound of splashes cherry blossom time – the homeless man sleeps soundly under a pink sky above the rough sea albatross floats on the wind without a single move
Sally Worthing September 12, 2023 Warm bright days return. Cold rivers run high and wide Redolent of snows.
INDRA NEIL MEKALA September 12, 2023 autumn loneliness — our photos in the album still stuck together anniversary — autumn rain clearing the dust off her epitaph winter solitude — a pencil slowly rewinds grandma’s lullaby
Jaamir Suber September 12, 2023 ABC’S OF THE SEASONS 1. Antagonizing Ants assemble aimlessly: Aged Autumn Army 2. Bye-bye butterfly Buried by branches bough, born Beside backyards brook 3. Cautious carriages Cantor carelessly cross cold, Chilled Christmas currents
John R. Boname September 12, 2023 River-girdled Birch On stranded Isle _ what secrets Might your parchment yield? Billows in the night _ Campers ride their wind-swept tent, Drunken elephant Umbrellas marching In rain-soaked skies _Lilly pads Swimming in a sea Like peppermint sticks, Spinnakered sails of varied hue Separate the blue Mexican sunflowers Host hovering hummingbirds _ Suspended motion
John R. Boname September 12, 2023 Please cancel poem #1, River girdled birch and poem #5, Mexican sunflowers
John R. Boname September 12, 2023 River-girdled Birch On stranded isle _ what secrets Might your parchment yield ? Billows in the night _ Campers ride their wind-swept tent, Drunken elephant Umbrellas marching In rain-soaked skies _ Lilly pads Swimming in a sea Like peppermint sticks, Spinnakered sails of varied hue Separate the blue Mexican sunflowers Host hovering hummingbirds _ Suspended Motion
Alena Casey September 12, 2023 Swallow, an arrow, bursts across the burnished blue. I cannot catch time. Honeysuckle heart— the beat of the hummingbird— drink and pollinate. Little girl, barefoot in summer’s last sunshine, stirs a cup of acorns.
Margaret solon September 12, 2023 Girl squirrel statue still Holding tight her acorn hat Late for the moons dance White egret, blue sky Mirrored in the sea below Beauty reflected Fog heavy and wet Moves slowly into the night A mourners black veil
Nancy Mitchell September 12, 2023 The sunbeams reach through the cloudy sky —spreading God’s love to all below
Nancy Mitchell September 12, 2023 Early morning soft and still—promises of the joy filled day to come
John R. Boname September 12, 2023 I mistakenly entered 5 Haiku. Please disregard #1, River-girdled birch and #5, Mexican sunflowers
Susan Katz Clark September 12, 2023 The warmth of the earth rises up and fills my heart like a friendly cup.
james dritt September 12, 2023 Funeral today Business as usual Kidney breakfast To speak from rich crypts Fills minds with more than just air Point made to grand stand Upon sweeping wind Wings and pressure start flight Reflecting sunlight
Blake whistler September 12, 2023 When i look skyward an old friend looks back at me eternity waits. Life is a river flowing to the ocean immortality.
Steven Shafer September 12, 2023 Middle of winter….the snapping of red fire place…obsorbs books riffle
Steven Shafer September 12, 2023 Middle of winter….the snapping of red fire place…obsorbs books riffle
Jared Vawter September 12, 2023 When will the leaves start To turn: the days are still warm But the nights are cold From dying piles of Almond trees white blossoms are beginning to burst Purple with sunrise Robed in mist Bear Mountain I wish I could paint you
Dean Fleischmann September 12, 2023 autumn leaves ablaze resplendent colors amaze God giving a gift slither, startles me as scared of me as I he deep breath, heart settles
Kathy Kosek September 12, 2023 Haiku is succinct Paints a picture in few words Poetic shorthand My car needs new tires An oil change and new brake pads Cars are expensive Slumbering sweetly A bird’s song awakens me I listen and smile
Janice Canerdy September 13, 2023 Haiku—Squirrels tall ancient oak trees majestic in all seasons squirrels playing tag windy snowy day park benches clothed in bright white squirrels occupy cat food in a bowl intended diners absent stealthy squirrels feast
Finn Mac Eoin September 13, 2023 Backpack and snow boots waiting on weather report girl seen in hike queue
Robert Witmer September 13, 2023 an empty birdcage the dust in the living room drifts through the window the indolent smile of a summer afternoon fish poles in the grass November morning an early frost on brown leaves crouching in the sun
Monica Kakkar September 13, 2023 (1) lull of setting sun . . . last lily of the valley leaves its shadowed curl (2) blue notes of blue hour— languid lotus lullabies deeper inky pink (3) silver slivers splash silhouette of sycamore— mallard in moonglade
Thomas Joseph September 13, 2023 Geese know to take flight With autumn’s lengthening nights Nature’s pendulum Dew drops hanging free From that leaf on summer’s tree Rainbow refracted Winter’s thaw is here Purple crocuses do cheer Earth awakening
Thomas Joseph September 13, 2023 Dew drops hanging free From that leaf’s summer tree Rainbow refracted
Thomas Joseph September 13, 2023 Geese know to take flight With autumn’s lengthening nights Nature’s pendulum
Imran Jamalulhak September 13, 2023 pacific brush strokes dancing lightly on my skin no longer ticklish enlightened firefly radiant amid ruin a tenacious spark lemongrass trimmings skydiving into my tea i cry chamomile
Miguel Francisco September 13, 2023 The girl and myself Fell in love under a sky Where birds can’t fly
John T Gasner September 13, 2023 Slowly the rain stops Dark clouds pass to show sunlight The rainbow is seen
Rubi Kellgren September 13, 2023 Autumn is upon us The sun has changed its coat The leaves have followed suit
Rubi Kellgren September 13, 2023 Fall is upon us The sun has changed its coat The leaves have followed suit
Joseph Valese September 13, 2023 Huge trees wag their heads Leaves take flight across the air A storm is brewing
Joseph Valese September 13, 2023 My haiku entry Huge trees wag their heads Leaves take flight across the air A storm is brewing
Susan Katz Clark September 13, 2023 The wind through the trees Awakens me with its breeze A new day to seize.
lin ohara September 13, 2023 Burned by rays all day flowers wilting, skin dripping waiting for the storm
Engin Gülez September 13, 2023 departing autumn the wall clock of late grandma in sync with silence answers turn into the monosyllabic words— winter seclusion nothing compares to the imprints of our children— pomegranate seeds
Wyatt Huggins September 13, 2023 Walk tropical night Full moon vibrant tower cloud Deep heaven background
Chen-ou Liu September 13, 2023 snowflakes on wet snow the heaviness and lightness of being alone deer leaping into the cover of prairie grass those three words uttered
Jack DesBois September 13, 2023 cicadas shimmer late summer thin air quivers a chainsaw cuts through sunflowers in bloom search the south skies: ten thousand soldiers in array a plastic shopping bag waving from a tree branch whose leaves are changing
Caryl Tyberg September 13, 2023 After moans of birth answer groans from sorrowing earth. A cry of hope.
Caryl Tyberg September 13, 2023 Deep in the dark soil holding life, seeking light A mustard seed of faith
Melissa Collie September 13, 2023 Staring, standing close, the two friends await morning’s halters in my hands.
Alexandra Getto September 13, 2023 On a summer day The bluebirds come out to play While singing their songs
Christopher Lorello September 13, 2023 roasting marshmallow comet streaks across the fire summer’s afterglow
Michael W Howe September 13, 2023 Milk cows once filled a Dilapidated old Barn, With the Milk of Life. Michael W Howe 2023
Paul Wenz September 13, 2023 I gave a Eulogy to my Dad in haiku.. He passed away last fall at age 93. Born in ‘29 What great fortune lies ahead? The Great Depression Farm living is hard It’s cold inside this morning I can see my breath A one room schoolhouse Half of my class is absent! Angie must be sick Electricity! No more Christmas tree candles Or kerosene lamps Autumn, back in school Most are grieving summer’s end I rejoice, no chores! All study and work At the U of M except Football Saturday Post war in Berlin As counterintelligence Some of the best years. Terry peak ski trip Red sweater girl, you play bridge? I do, name’s Mary. Wedding and marriage Let us start a family Now Cathy then Paul First day to last day Commuting to work in style Black Mercedes Benz! Remington, Sperry Unisys, Lockheed Martin Same job but new name Working 30 years Using precious vacation Fixing or camping Pinewood derby built With Dad’s engineered design Not fair to others Baseball game tonight Pitcher Paul needs to warm up Dad to the rescue Same house on Charlton New kitchen, yard, and basement Pride of ownership Schematic sketches Adjusted by plans A through Z Persistence pays off Measure twice, cut once With the right tools and knowledge Everything fixed Oh, random device How old are your batteries? Yellow sticky note Oh, random yard tool Where is your proper storage? Labelled in garage Looking for advice? Five researched articles here But your decision New mattress needed Choice made easy by Consumer reports Growing tomatoes? Variety, soil, water Details in my book Shoulder surgery Won’t my tennis game suffer? I’ll play left-handed. Ah retirement Travel, tennis, read, relax There was time to work? Box wine, terra chips Ipad, freecell, recliner Happy hour at 4 Patient, loving, kind, Gentle, strong, meticulous, Words to describe Dad. My work is complete 93 years, time to rest Thanks, well done my child
Ravi Kiran September 14, 2023 This is such a wonderful set of haiku and an even more delightful life story. Loved it a lot
Ann VanVolkenburgh Chang September 13, 2023 synchronous in flight well-schooled, these summer fledglings bird-brained should be praise nothing constant here only motion and flux, yet still sand, still water sunset through white pines our soup will need reheating eyes feast first tonight
Nickie White September 14, 2023 Blackout Liquor infuse tear. Daylight merge to nightfall rage. Sunrise will come soon.
Farah Ali September 14, 2023 Thank you for reading my haiku: snow-laden branches his easel and paintbrushes are gathering dust – white jasmine flowers stud the twirling dancer’s braid stars trail the full moon – midwinter stillness the stone angel embedding in moss and silence
Urszula Marciniak September 14, 2023 in this fall silence still raindrops and healing drops: drip, drip, drip, drip, drip the autumn full moon I’m beginning to think what the other side is the crowded ballroom and snowflakes swirl quietly outside the window
Tomislav Maretić September 14, 2023 I am waken up by the song of a titmouse – the alarm clock’ sound a water lily in the sky… the clouds sailing somewhere under it lamp on the terrace – shadows of the moths flutter on the wall behind
Thomas Joseph September 14, 2023 To Classical Poets Society Please note that as I was uncertain whether all 3 of my haiku submissions could be entered under one comment or each required its own comment submission I entered them both ways, In either case I only submitted three haiku not six which would disqualify me from the competition Thank you
ruhallah ghasemi September 14, 2023 Winter morning’s sun The park Yellow-red roses Are still burning — The park’s Autumn morning Some old’s men, some old’s women Some old’s leaves, some old’s deaths — The ivy withers The mirror cracks when they meet
ruhollah Ghasemi September 14, 2023 excuse me. correct form of my second haiku is so that I have written below. The park’s Autumn evening Some old men, some old women Some old leaves, some old deaths
Philip Foley September 14, 2023 rose hips gently tap the fore-arm and the arm-rest the chair is creaking vibrant summer sky something flits between its hue black trees and white stars a distant tractor calls me out of thoughts to Now a plough recalls me
Portly Bard September 14, 2023 cracking desert crust… skies reclaiming silent clouds… summer humbling earth.
Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont September 14, 2023 leafless cherrytrees – the same world as yesterday but with no more love English-style garden – what’s the accent of lilac language of flowers morning nightingale answering with a whistle I petrify it
Stuti Sinha September 14, 2023 Submission by Stuti Sinha Fistfuls of yellow drip from sticky summer hands; Mango stones lay bared Beads of sweat collect on summer beaten faces crying for respite A fog eclipses Kilimanjaro, till dawn crowns its peak with light
Carey Jobe September 14, 2023 Out of parched corn-rows fly fat, black ears—the wind reaps a harvest of crows. Fish and butterfly at the pond’s brim, eye to eye, share infinity. Clouds of melting ice swirl my tea of garden herbs —winter ending twice.
Mirela Brailean September 14, 2023 in the parents’ house as if they were never been people I don’t know for cicada’s song I will leave the door open even if it’s frost nights with double moon she use to swim in the pond without any clothes
melissa collie September 14, 2023 Once green, the pasture’s crackled yellow shelters life forever still more.
Bipasha Dutt September 14, 2023 Reflection of fall Scenery in the still lake Reflecting inward Sparrows chrip by my Window on a June morning Kettle whistles too Wildfire engulfing Environment entirely Battling breathlessness
Bipasha Dutt September 14, 2023 Dear Judges, My apologies. Changing one word in the first haiku. Reflection of fall Scenery falls in still lake Reflecting inward Thank you for this contest.
Julie First September 14, 2023 Thanks for your time. the farm machines left under a round harvest moon, still cast their shadows.
M.E. Winters September 14, 2023 Hummingbird in flight Wings and heart beating as one Fly tiny angel Seeking true love pure Brown eyes cold nose wagging tail Found true love pure dog
M.E. Kienast September 14, 2023 Hummingbird in flight Wings and heart beating as one Fly tiny angel Seeking true love pure Brown eyes cold nose wagging tail Found true love pure dog
Nancy Brady September 14, 2023 rivers of lava flash red against the night sky Mount Fuji erupts . the tumbleweeding of dried hydrangea blossoms –birdsong in the air . looking deep within a pistil and stamen mate –an orchid corsage
Leland James September 14, 2023 freak warm wind, chinook, scythe of spring, windrows of snow, exposed earth startled moonlight in the dock silver minnow darts that laugh crickets owl tick-tock
Victor Puertas September 14, 2023 Winter flees the earth, Leaving the world as in birth, The new spring blossoms
Diana Woodcock September 14, 2023 one tiny house wren with an insect in her mouth still sweetly singing bulbul wind-swinging on a branch of the flame tree shamal teasing it palm doves snapping beans from brittle brown pods of vines no longer climbing
Patricia Czachowski September 14, 2023 September 14 2023 “Compass Plant “Title Glowing, swaying blooms Captured sunlight in petals Touch my head beneath
Lauren Kearbey September 14, 2023 seasons are changing cold breeze, color changing leaves wind whispers goodbye
Ann Streett-Joslin September 14, 2023 Bees on Spring’s blossoms with sun, rain, wind, hail coming. Late summer peaches.
Dev Patel September 14, 2023 best sport basketball bouncing orange balls, free throws shoot the winning point
Emma Parfitt September 14, 2023 Past becoming flesh, my ticking grandfather clock springs a carmine tear.
MARK SHUEY September 14, 2023 Morning light through sky Eyes deep in shadow so bare Hands to her so fair. Raised up to see her Flashing colors bathing me her name is beauty. Flying hand in hand Hair flowing voices clearing Shouts of joy rising.
Nolo Segundo September 14, 2023 the orchids dazzle beauty stealing air and sun some unknown painter puffy summer clouds float across eternity so high no birds fly
Cristian Matei September 14, 2023 Alone in the night – only a few crickets sing one final concert Night in the country – now and then a black owl upsets the quiet Padlock on the gate – at night in the neighbor’s yard lots of fireflies
Brian Palmer September 14, 2023 in the autumn dawn creaking limbs cradle the moon an old woman’s voice trees stand finely still and bear mute carved bird statues a dull ax chops wood night swallows embers rising in the quiet cold I stir moonless soup
Faye Abbott September 14, 2023 I learn how to love My heart breaks and grows strong, Love must let go now.
Mike Bryant September 14, 2023 Margaret, These are three entries that have gone astray… Gordana Kurtović – haiku poems: acacia flower on a May evening smell of memories human negligence I fear more and more for our Earth haiku poet the builder of the bridge from East to West
Alexandra Getto September 14, 2023 What a pretty bird With a red crest on his head Tweet-tweet-tweet, he says In the summertime, I like to swim at the pool With my family Look an oriole What a sweet colorful bird I love orioles
Barbara Strang September 14, 2023 twilight gardening a grey and white mosquito flits ever closer summer afternoon a lone seed of thistledown drifts languidly by dead sunflowers droop… and a charm of goldfinches suddenly appear
Donna U. Vitone September 14, 2023 Early dusk descends Awakening the nighttime Fall is drawing near A leaf butterfly Flutters and floats to the ground Then flies with fall winds Night window open Crickets’ lively song outside Sleepy summer dreams
Patricia Olson September 14, 2023 Haiku entry As summer ends and cool breezes blow, leaves change color yellow, orange and red
Patricia Olson (86 urs. old) September 14, 2023 Haiku entry: As summer ends and cool breezes blow, leaves change color yellow, orange and red
Peter F. Pepe September 14, 2023 The mighty oak falls Thud then it all is silent Acorn to table Ripe grape on the vine Crush to become a fine wine A toast and to dine
Jack Wood September 14, 2023 Late snow storm abates Orphan lambs’ cries pierce the air Non-responsive ewes
Sunny McG September 14, 2023 Outside there is dew Rays of sun peak through the clouds And birds chirp and sing
Noreen E Haas Lephardt September 14, 2023 Hazy autumn morn Loons calling through mystic fog your ashes set free Heat-stroked red roses weep in anticipation evening dew on your lips Stately white aspen quaking with the restless wind Fall tap-dances in
Susan Katz Clark September 14, 2023 Earth, Water, Fire, Air These are elements we share. Hoarding is unfair.
Poppy McG September 14, 2023 Flowers start to bloom Spring cleaning? I’ll grab the broom Goodbye school classroom! Weather starts to cool I have started in with school I will miss the pool Family is there Presents, presents everywhere! Joy is in the air
Amy Asseff September 14, 2023 Dark morning turns bright Slow light leaks through window glass Summer takes her leave Hydrangea! All green Full of life yet not one bloom – Why on strike this year? Roses, so demure Armed, dangerous, offended I need a bandage
ULPIPCTB BRAUN September 14, 2023 “5-7-5” The five to seven five They do not have to rhyme But sanctioned some do. “Haiku 2” ‘Four Roses’, lime, and ice – Drink prune juice and do crossword – It can be very nice. “German Haiku” Go drink some hot tea – Und gehe zu baden zimmer – Badly I must pee.
Wayne Asher September 15, 2023 KARATE Like a knife through air His hands and feet fly switly To his opponent
Ivan Gaćina September 15, 2023 autumn rain . . . to the rhythm of its drops my long life spring stream . . . mixed in its nuances all my carelessness petrichor . . . memories of our sins in its soul
Brigitta Anjelia September 15, 2023 Hi, April fools’ day the sunshine waking up soon happy cherry blossoms each light brings power bounce the beats in the cold wind just relax, my friends above us a struggle Mastering Frost is a friend do with longer days
Monica Segreti September 15, 2023 Rippling cool water Birds flying between blue pools Sparkling reflections of summer
Ankur Goswami September 15, 2023 long dry spell of cold saintly orchid braves the storm pushed but just holds on old man squints through fog spring dream beyond iron grill giggling kids on swings winter morning green bicycle waits in the dew warm croissant and tea
Doris Gingerich September 15, 2023 Dome of blue on blue Canadians the pepper And snow geese the salt.
Doris Gingerich September 15, 2023 Brown stalk, slain and robbed Of its amber offering Rests now on spent sod
Lauren Scott September 15, 2023 Worm: consumed in dirt your head, or tail, wriggling with frantic exposure Bear: Your orange fur is brown now, but your head is soft like when you were new. Thursday Afternoon: Boots fill with water as I jump, jump, jump, in shallow puddles.
Alexandra mora September 15, 2023 Moving my body A concert of cicadas In the trees above Bright blue skies above As far as my eyes could see Yellow flower fields Cicada sounds and Summer heat bathe my body As i rest in grass
Susan Hilton September 15, 2023 tiny ants dodge tears crawling through the crevices – my son’s name in stone.
Susan Hilton September 15, 2023 Wild flowers bloom, sway shadows play ‘cross dates too close sun rays warming stone.
Susan Hilton September 15, 2023 Dry leaves near your stone Resting, rustling, reassuring sing you lullabies
Christopher Calvin September 15, 2023 the moon at fullness radiance offers comfort in the cold darkness
Christopher Calvin September 15, 2023 silent pond reflects golden smile of autumn moon thoughts struck in fullness
Christopher Calvin September 15, 2023 gold wheat’s gentle hush bathed in the full moon’s glory tsukimi embrace
Linda Cuzzo September 15, 2023 One broken branch sways As two squirrels race, unconcerned Flaw flavors their fun Cantankerous storm Swirls the serene countryside Into a challenge Autumn’s breathe lingers Kissing rose petals goodbye Romantic ending
Sharon Rousseau September 15, 2023 Now the river’s soul stirs with surface blue, changing— each hour, each new day.
Sue Courtney September 15, 2023 first dawn of autumn dew studded strands of cobweb stretch over the moon spring awakening a butterfly emerges from its sleeping bag restless volcano an alpine flower garden erupts through the snow
Sharon Rousseau September 15, 2023 The simple screen door that rain has clung to all night: a meditation.
Benjamin Bläsi September 15, 2023 a blanket of dew on the bright morning glories… autumn-colored sun a bad summer cold— defying the scorching heat this blue butterfly incessant drizzle stretching out over the town a cuckoo’s soft call
Kelly Sargent September 15, 2023 winter solstice wind a snowshoe hare warms its coat in the waning sun
Joshua Eric Williams September 15, 2023 growing full, the moon swearing the seventeen sounds it wants, i’m wanting another cold front the heated language clinging to so many doubts blackberry winter reading a dead author’s work about time travel
David Jacobs September 15, 2023 five years of ivy somewhere still in the tangle is a stone angel a new supermoon down along the waterfront all the talk is work R. Abramovich standing still outside his house a cherry blossom
Gillena Cox September 15, 2023 listening to dawn – songs of kiskadee emerge clockwork from the sky still delighting me – all my tropical flowers in this year’s heat wave a heart shape cloud fades its memory remains well etched – fine inspiration
Mircea Moldovan September 15, 2023 playing Solitaire at war veteran’s window autumn full moon roasted chestnuts bowl grandfather plays the cello on the Christmas Eve the train from the north does not stop at our station impossible love
Suraja Menon Roychowdhury September 15, 2023 rhododendron bloom my child learns how to spell her name using syllables mother’s walking stick all the times she holds my hand while making dinner rose petals scatter a crow’s dark feathers ruffling in the autumn breeze
Kelly Sargent September 15, 2023 apple-scented breeze through the dried sunflower stalks — bidding sweet adieu
Coco McG September 15, 2023 Beautiful night sky Moon and stars so big and bright Bright beautiful night
Lev Hart September 15, 2023 summer evening . . . the call from minarets & cathedral bells a rusted cauldron deep in the autumn forest where birds never sing… A praying mantis Stands motionless in the grass— There’s hundreds of them!
Zachary Pierre September 15, 2023 Ravens. Screaming birds. Always coming into view When meals are in sight. Water. Streaming down. Moving, shifting, splashing, repeat, Always a good sight. Uprooted. Replant. Growing fruits and vegetables, Then starting over.
Zack Martin September 15, 2023 Horny churches sit on the curves of rapeseed fields piously erect Dear fish, caught and plucked from life by a daybreak hawk good morning, goodbye Sidewalk dandelions, defy your masters to death hold fast for the wind
Seth Pace September 15, 2023 Late frost on hayfields The old horse recalls the colt And bucks the darkness Pregnant clouds rumble Pecans trees dance wildly In the falling rain Old beagles in hay Snuggle against the cold wind Waiting for sunbeams
Stacey Clark September 15, 2023 kill all your close friends drink their water, steal their sun leaves still end in dirt feed me stuffed grape leaves pour olive oil down my throat sweet oblivion space is musical here between our sundrenched skin where words are not said
Stevo Leskarac September 15, 2023 flower in the dark – nature became agitated waiting to wake up the branch is moving in a cloud of silence just a breath of wind summer has arrived the stone and the thirsty sod – dream has dried up
Trisha Barr September 15, 2023 Tears join melting ice. The bears simply trek inland and join other kin. The calm lake still hums – buzz of deadly mosquitoes adds to nature’s song. Lone wolf stalks the deer. His stealth never betrays him… Stomach growls loudly.
Peter Lee September 15, 2023 Cherry blossoms bloom Then fall slowly to the ground Longing to be free Patterns intertwine To form a spider’s artwork Complete masterpiece Lone cocoon hatches One more inch left to complete Make it in the world
Patricia Allred September 16, 2023 September 15, 2023 Haiku Entries smoldering, dark clouds a forest fire is burning sirens in the night egg yolk of a sun with peace, settles in the West first blue star just winks bees’s legs, snugly embrace surface of the sunflower warbling robin, sings
Patricia Allred September 16, 2023 To Judges, please note….. Correction..Haiku #3: Line 1 should be… bee’s legs do embrace I apologize for my oversight! Patricia Allred.
Madeline Male September 16, 2023 The evening sky glows with orange swirls and pink puffs. Dessert is now served.
Madeline Male September 16, 2023 Shivers in a tree — My fingers grip, turning white. All the wolves growl.
André Wilson September 16, 2023 Alexa replays Elvis crooning the blue moon I linger alone a blue moon distracts from after-dinner cleanup the dishwater chills a billion wishes power the golden module’s journey to the moon
Patricia McLoughlin September 16, 2023 NINE ELEVEN – a chapter of Haikus War demons descend Shocking to reality Our purpose and truth This great upheaval Born to shake complacency Awakes a stunned world The sky exploding On September Eleventh Ignites the whole world As fireballs rise To a bright sapphire sky Smoke snuffs out the Sun Terrified, frozen The Earth huddles in shadows And shudders in fear We must stay alert Amend our complacent ways Save democracy Let nothing destroy Civilization and peace Man’s right to live free
Patricia McLoughlin September 16, 2023 Please edit the second Haiku which should read: This great upheaval Born to shake complacency Wakes up a stunned world
Kimberley Cullen September 16, 2023 A duet of hoots serenades under moonlight. Table for two, please. Amid swirling flakes a red cardinal perches– nature’s own snow globe smooth frosted sea glass starfish feathers driftwood shells treasures lost and found
Mona Iordan September 16, 2023 the first snowflakes melt on the chestnuts in the fire autumn equinox the displaced village in the long overgrown grass just leaning crosses a drop of nectar the lightheaded butterfly flying in zigzag
Prade Sethupathi September 16, 2023 As windmill of dreams On plains of everyday life We survive, we thrive. A droplet on leaf, A spill on wooden table, joy leaves, regret roots.
J. Edward Hindman September 16, 2023 Crunch of frozen grass, Chukkars blast off strong and proud. Eyes and smiles connect. Years of handmade skill, gentle flame ignites senses Vitola’s great gift. Dogwoods open act. Sunrise bold proclaims the news, All changes this morn.
Noah Patullo September 16, 2023 Great, beautiful lake Pristine, untouched, reflective Symbol of beauty A tall vantage point Overlooking trees and hills And a great blue sky A delicate seed Sapling sprouting from the earth Size does not matter
Jon Holt September 16, 2023 Twirling through the air Mother above and below How does forever work? Soar ever upward On illuminated wing The still puddle smiles
Wendy Toth Notarnicola September 16, 2023 rare stories from Dad about his refugee years… hailstones in summer wedding procession – the groom pauses to admire the cherry blossoms clanging harbor bells fishing trawlers return home in the autumn mist
Doug September 16, 2023 a hibiscus blooms on the anniversary of the day she left ******************* the world condensed on a dew drop on a bamboo the old gray cat snores ******************* 3 in the morning staring at the ceiling fan half-life of a dream **************
Doug September 16, 2023 3 in the morning staring at the ceiling fan half-life of a dream ******************* a hibiscus blooms on the anniversary of the day she left ****************** the world condensed on a dew drop on a bamboo the old gray cat snores *******************
Florin C. Ciobica September 16, 2023 refugee convoy a lassie stops to gather corn silk for her doll ———————— living the hospice winter clouds deepen into her window mirror ———————— first dream of the year my mother emerging from the induced coma
Cristina Stanescu September 16, 2023 new treaty of peace the wind leaves through the ruins cherry tree blossoms * cherry trees in bloom looking over the color of pregnancy test
CAE Wood September 16, 2023 Natures silent grace Whispers in a quiet placeLife’s beauty we embrace Moonlight on the sea Waves sing a soothing melody Nature’s harmony Autumn leaves take flight Colors blaze with pure delight Natures final rite
Susan Cappellari September 16, 2023 Fall bees drink the bloom Dance and thread at nectar’s loom Spring waits, workers’ tomb Tree to earth winds blow Thrash and gnash its spirit woes Ant and ilk abode
John Leidy September 16, 2023 I am making a revision to my prior submissions by adding titles to two of the haiku. I am fine submitting these with or without a title. The contest rules do not mention titles, and I have seen poets taking positions on both sides of whether or not haiku should have a title, though none of your examples include titles. Autumn Leaf Departing the cold, she casts her stemline adrift amidst leafy seas. Pine Warbler Gathering needles, she deftly stitches them round the warbler nursery. The rhythmic beat of summer’s rolling waters, now iced into silence
