World Haiku Series2022 (94) Haiku by Priscilla Lignori (USA)

Haiku by Priscilla Lignori heading home at dusk just before the stars are born a great blue heron 76th Basho Memorial Haiku Contest 2022 Honorable Mention  The stone fire pit— a daddy long legs walks on yesterday's ashes  The Mainichi  August 29, 2022 Sudden reminder —  of the beauty in this world  the green hummingbird …

World Haiku Series 2022 (93) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy

Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhyfrozen pondthe missing sound of skipping stones 凍った池 消えた音 飛び石の  tsuri-dōrō, May-June Issue #9 2022  *****passers-byan abandoned hut filledwith summer-talks 通行人 放棄された小屋がいっぱい サマートーク付きCreative Inspirations, May 2022 *****under drizzling rain…gardener dreams for blossomsby the name of peace 霧雨が降る中 庭師は花を夢見る 平和の名のもとに Editor’s Choice: Kyoto Haiku Project on  PeaceTokyo Shimbun and Chunichi Shimbun , 29th May 2022 *****long walkmy …

World Haiku Series 2022 (93) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy (India)

Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhyfrozen pondthe missing sound of skipping stones tsuri-dōrō, May-June Issue #9 2022  *****passers-byan abandoned hut filledwith summer-talksCreative Inspirations, May 2022 *****under drizzling rain…gardener dreams for blossomsby the name of peace Editor’s Choice: Kyoto Haiku Project on  PeaceTokyo Shimbun and Chunichi Shimbun , 29th May 2022 *****long walkmy shadow oversteps me Modern Haiku, 53:3, 2022 *****rock writingfrom grandmother’s handmy first alphabet Our …

World Haiku Series 2022 (92) Haiku by Polina Pecherskaya

Haiku by Polina Pecherskaya вдох-выдохне оставляет следовполет бабочкиinhale - exhaledoes butterfly leaveany traces? 息を吐き出す吸い込む 蝶は残しますか 何か痕跡をморе молчитговорят, говорят, говорятволныsilence of the seathey speak, speak, speakthese waves 海の沈黙 話す　話す　話す これらの波такая мелочьопавшие берёзовыелисточкиsuch a trifle!small fallen leavesof birches そんな些細な事！ 白樺の小さな落ち葉 чуть не свалилсяс верхней полкиигрушечный глобусtoy globealmost has fallen downfrom the upper shelf おもちゃの地球儀 落ちてしまうところ 上の棚からтеплая теменьюжной …

World Haiku Series 2022 (92) Haiku by Polina Pecherskaya (Russia)

Haiku by Polina Pecherskaya вдох-выдохне оставляет следовполет бабочкиinhale - exhaledoes butterfly leaveany traces?море молчитговорят, говорят, говорятволныsilence of the seathey speak, speak, speakthese wavesтакая мелочьопавшие берёзовыелисточкиsuch a trifle!small fallen leavesof birchesчуть не свалилсяс верхней полкиигрушечный глобусtoy globealmost has fallen downfrom the upper shelfтеплая теменьюжной ночизапах цветкаwarm darknessof southern nightfragrance of a flowerместо силыуравновешивают горудва облачкаplace of powertwo …

World Haiku Series 2022 (91) Haiku by Philomene Kocher

Haiku by Philomene Kocher deep winter moonlight on the solar panel 深い冬 月光 ソーラーパネルの上に  first star a rustle of last year’s leaves on the oak tree 一番星 去年の葉擦れの音 樫の木に  full moon at the bus stop the streetlight turns on 満月 バス停で 街灯が点灯  backtracking in the snow some of my footprints already drifted in 雪の中を後戻り 私の足跡のいくつか …

World Haiku Series 2022 (91) Haiku by Philomene Kocher (Canada)

Haiku by Philomene Kocher deep winter moonlight on the solar panel first star a rustle of last year’s leaves on the oak tree full moon at the bus stop the streetlight turns on backtracking in the snow some of my footprints already drifted in snowscape a hawk rests on the power line this grey day …

World Haiku Series 2022 (90) Haiku by Nina Kovačić

Haiku by Nina Kovačić Drava river mud a song in minor accompanies falling of leaves ドラヴァ川の泥 マイナーの歌が伴う 落葉に (IRIS Haiku Magazine Year 11th, No. 16, Ivanić-Grad, Croatia, 2022) a hilltop cemetery rusted crosses grow from the tall grass 丘の上の墓地 錆びた十字架が伸びる 背の高い草の上から (IRIS Haiku Magazine Year 11th, No. 16, Ivanić-Grad, Croatia, 2022) front-page news… wind spreads …

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (29)

10 English Haiku (1) let us talk softly Moonlady’s still asleep high up there 穏やかに話しましょう ムーンレディはまだ眠っている そこの高いところに (2) Moon Festival she places a cake before her mom’s picture ムーンフェステバル 彼女はケーキを供える 母の写真の前に (3) enchanted garden golden leaves linger on enchanted trees 魔法の庭 黄金色の葉が残る 魔法の木に (4) moonless night I promise Susannah nothing but stars      月の出ない夜 …

World Haiku Series 2022 (90) Haiku by Nina Kovačić (Croatia)

Haiku by Nina Kovačić Drava river mud a song in minor accompanies falling of leaves (IRIS Haiku Magazine Year 11th, No. 16, Ivanić-Grad, Croatia, 2022) a hilltop cemetery rusted crosses grow from the tall grass (IRIS Haiku Magazine Year 11th, No. 16, Ivanić-Grad, Croatia, 2022) front-page news… wind spreads war anxiety over the beach (4th …