Shintai Haiku, page 1
WHR Autumn 2020
Shintai Haiku
Page 1
First Place
silent night
raindrops trick the roof
into conversation
Vandana Parashar
Second Place
to those here and gone
death belatedly bequeaths
true forgiveness
Marie Shimane
Third Place
deafening silence
the snow too falls
without a sound
Eufemia Griffo
Seven Honourable Mention
(In no particular order)
finally seeing
clearly the journey of my past
walking uphill, backwards
Michael Dudley
marriage picture
taken off the wall
the brighter spot behind
Mona Iordan
sleeping cat
forever making up
for lost time
Brijesh Raj
scattered leaves
the effort of creating a coherent story
of my mother’s cancer
Maya Daneva
domestic history-
depth of the marks
on the cutting board
Michael J. Galko
fat bellied clouds
distant hills
become volcanoes
John Hawkhead
coming back to life
slowly like her broken heart—
the widow's garden
Priscilla H. Lignori
Zatsuei
Haiku of merit
scented breeze
the street juggler
misses a ball
Debbi Antebi
sunrise
deep in the mango blossom
deeper in its scent
sanjukta asopa
the mayhem
of the white champa tree
your smile
Urmila Bendre
every darkness :
a lurking mystery
until the season of light
Smeetha Bhoumik
breeze
on a sunny spider web
silent melody
brezza / sulla ragnatela al sole / note silenziose
Lucia Cardillo
first date
the labyrinth’s code
unknown
Maya Daneva
morning moon
her name drifts
with my dream
David Käwika Eyre
kelp forest
between swaying stalks
sea otters zoom
William Scott Galasso
kissing gate unsure which way to turn
Tim Gardiner
breaking wave
does anyone die
without regret
Tim Gardiner