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The quality of haiku submissions for this issue was mixed. My advice to you is to try to feel relaxed, free, natural and spontaneous when you write haiku. I have been suffering from my neck pain, which I have managed to ease with the help of exercises instructed by my physiotherapist, self-massage, ibuprofen, heat and above all RELAXATION. This last item seems to have eased my tension (a significant cause of neck pain, and of all pains!) so much that I am now feeling nice and free around my neck, without the tensed muscles or oppressed joints. There were quite a few haiku poems submitted which seemed to suffer from “haiku neck pain”. The six haiku poems winning the first, second and third places under Neo-Classic and Shintai for example are all free from haiku neck pain and we all want to emulate them!
Neo-Classic Haiku
First Place & also Editor’s Choice
crescent moon
the turning point
of my mind
Barbara A Taylor, Australia
Second Place
autumn mist
one day we too
will disappear
André Surridge, New Zealand
Third Place
early dusk
fireflies
light the silence
Anne LB Davidson
Seven Honourable Mentions
(in no particular order)
life
renews itself...
yellow crocus
Anne LB Davidson
idle swing set
on the winter beach—
thirty-third birthday
Ignatius Fay
morning frost
the street performer
juggles his breath
André Surridge, New Zealand
a friend's death...
the maple leaves are falling
too early this year
Naomi Beth Wakan
through half-open
blinds—slices
of the full wolf moon
Cathy Drinkwater Better
solder’s new bride
a brisk wind blasts open
her empty mailbox
Victor P. Gendrano, USA
weathered old man
gnarled as his walking stick—
handful of daisies
Ignatius Fay
Haiku of Merit
autumn glory
in my hand
one small red leaf
Anne LB Davidson
weathered old man
gnarled as his walking stick—
handful of daisies
Ignatius Fay
spring day
the vacant house
fills with sunshine
Lynette Arden
I pause in wrapping
the Christmas gifts—
sun on snow
Cathy Drinkwater Better
tulip poplar blossoms
butter-yellow in the grass
last night’s storm
Cathy Drinkwater Better
(Afrikaans)
die streepkoppie
wip net om die bossie
en is skoonveld
the striped bunting
just hops around the shrub
and is clean gone
Izak Bouwer
songbird hatchling
dead on the sidewalk
but Spring does not pause
Sue Burke
west side of the shed—
tiger lilies bow
to the south wind
Ignatius Fay
freak May blizzard
garden resets to zero
except the weeds
Ignatius Fay
stone bench -
the snail gives up for me
the other half
Damien Gabriels, France
spring cleanup
my sister’s last letter
before her death
Victor P. Gendrano, USA
mild April day
barefoot along the frilled edge
of the ocean
Peggy Heinrich
telephone call
she needs more surgery
September chill
Peggy Heinrich
summer morning
my 84 year old aunt and I
sing duets on the phone
Howard Lee Kilby, USA
first snow
a westie’s eyes deeper
in her shaggy hair
Anthony Anatoly Kudryavitsky, Ireland
a spider and I
come out from under the weight
of the paperwork
Priscilla Lignori, USA
stuck inside itself
until it’s cut open -
the watermelon
Priscilla Lignori, USA
whispering softly
as if a child is sleeping -
autumn wind at night
Priscilla Lignori, USA
young grasses in
velvet breeze ~ a little girl
dances in light
Narayanan Raghunathan, India
a cool breeze ~
coconut leaves sway
against fluffy clouds
Narayanan Raghunathan, India
River bath
chilled evening breeze
chattering teeth
Karthik Rajamani
lone autumn leaf
awaits
to descend
Geethanjali Rajan
mountain lake
each splash from the oar
shakes the moon
Geethanjali Rajan
remote railroad tracks
snow-dusted on a line
homeless laundry
Bruce Ross, USA
Spring morning
through the open door
a sea of scents
Riitta Rossilahti
In autumn sunshine
blue patches of sky framed
by golden birch leaves
Riitta Rossilahti
interrupting
the autumn mist
grackles
Ann K. Schwader, U.S.A.
hunger moon --
the echoes between
my dreams
Ann K. Schwader, U.S.A.
sky deeper
than yesterday
crabapple blooms
Ann K. Schwader, U.S.A.
deep autumn
my view through the trees
returns
Ann K. Schwader, U.S.A.
summer retreat -
each crocus returns
to its corm
Nancy Stewart Smith, USA
first cold night -
a glimpse of the world
without me
Nancy Stewart Smith, USA
morning fog
yet the goldfinch flock still
darts in trees
Sherry Weaver Smith, USA
birdsong
then my ear returns
to bee hum
André Surridge, New Zealand
new coolness
the drapes are drawn
by sunset
Barbara A Taylor, Australia
rippling skyscrapers
between the moon
and the fountain
Barbara A Taylor, Australia
Bulgarian village
the church cross becomes
a part of a stork's nest
Zinovy Vayman, Russia
the sheen
of a reservoir, dulled
by thick pollen
Zinovy Vayman, Russia
I linger transfixed
by a blue jay wobbling
on the sunflower
Naomi Beth Wakan
breakfast dishes
we pick hibiscus blooms
for the tortoise
Carmel Lively Westerman, USA
Shintai Haiku
First Place
caught by the sunlight
an invisible juggler
juggling tiny gnats
Priscilla Lignori, USA
Second Place
autumn sunset ~
curling into their own shadows
ocean waves
André Surridge, New Zealand
Third Place
beach umbrella
tying down
the wind
Lynette Arden
Seven Honourable Mentions
(in no particular order)
under the bed
his shoelaces
tangling with mine
Lynette Arden
antiques shop
an old couple check furniture
for wear
Lynette Arden
tornado warning---
we learn
what really matters
Anne LB Davidson
so much to be said
too much left unsaid—
shared bran muffin
Ignatius Fay
watching wildflowers
my wayward daughter
and her capricious mother
Victor P. Gendrano, USA
a lazy button
pops off my shorts
and runs away
William Hart
restless as the wind
the shirt hanging on the line
by a mere clothespin
Priscilla Lignori, USA
Haiku of Merit
commuter bus
the guide dog’s eyes catch
early morning light
Lynette Arden
glass tower
each pane holds
a different piece of sky
Lynette Arden
through earthquake cracks
incense rises to heaven
in this old cathedral
Sue Burke
idling tour bus
the driver alone with
stock market quotes
Ignatius Fay
sea spray -
a taste of salt
on her lips
Damien Gabriels, France
unhurried walk
the smell of clean earth
after the rain
Victor P. Gendrano, USA
somewhere in the rain
somebody's pounding
on something
William Hart
Census worker
retreats from a house
man with a gun
Howard Lee Kilby, USA
To the Neanderthals
I feel an apology
is in order
Howard Lee Kilby, USA
divorce papers
rain washing the desolate
hotel terrace
Anthony Anatoly Kudryavitsky
black-necked crane
stands on one leg; does it know
endangered?
Aju Mukhopadhyay, India
elderflowers
blossom in the moonlight
this whiteness
Andy Pomphrey, UK
beneath the cliffs
silent seas rise and fall
echo of gulls
Andy Pomphrey, UK
her soft hair
he runs his fingers through
the scent of spring
Andy Pomphrey, UK
Shadow of my pen
follows my words–
candle flickers on a rainy night.
Karthik Rajamani
spring in her step -
she skips
to the next sunspot
Geethanjali Rajan
I wipe my tears
as her tiny fingers unclasp
- first separation.
Geethanjali Rajan
Jack Kerouac Alley
someone had slept near
his poem to stars
Bruce Ross, USA
Willow in the wind
Can't find words
of farewell.
Igor Shugan, Taiwan
Clings to the body
her wet red sari--
waving wrinkles
R.K.Singh, India
Her gaze
stirs the soul--
clay in void
R.K.Singh, India
gadabout parent
their child's first sentence is
bye bye love you
Nancy Stewart Smith, USA
forest path
a song
I have heard before
Sherry Weaver Smith, USA
after the stroke
learning to cast a fly
with his good arm
André Surridge, New Zealand
divorce settlement
the winner
gets their friends.
Carmel Lively Westerman, USA
Vanguard Haiku
First Place
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Second Place
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Third Place
[There are no haiku deserving this place]
Seven Honourable Mentions
(in no particular order)
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Haiku of Merit
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