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INTRO . MY HAIKU IN JOURNALS . HAIKU DIALOGUE SUCCESSES . COMPETITION SUCCESSES . HAIGA
Sue Courtney's Haiku Pages
Find me on Facebook: @SueCourtneyWriter
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INTRO . MY HAIKU IN JOURNALS . HAIKU DIALOGUE SUCCESSES . COMPETITION SUCCESSES . HAIGA
Many thanks to the Editors for selecting my work
Sue Courtney,
Orewa, New Zealand
AUTUMN MOON Haiku Journal – issue 8:2, Spring / Summer 2025 (May 2025)
https://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com/home/archives/05-2025
fertility clinic
the first cherry blossom
unfurls
~
hospice window
she says she wants to be
that butterfly
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Autumn 2025 (published May 2025)
fiery sunset
a circle of red around
the oystercatcher’s eye
~
cicada song
a cadence along the edge
of sundown
first published in The Haiku Foundation's Haiku Dialogue, 31 August 2022
~
Espacio Luna Alfancje (Argentina) – May 2025
https://www.facebook.com/SueCourtneyWriter/posts/
ebbing ride
a nesting dotterel
turns an egg
~
CHRYSANTHEMUM 34, April 2025
(Internet Magazine for Modern Poetic Forms in the Tradition of Japanese Short Poetry)
http://www.chrysanthemum-haiku.net/media/Chrysanthemum_34.pdf
breaking wave
the curve
of a whimbrel's beak
~
Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal, Issue 11: Petulah (Petals), April 2025
https://enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2025/04/enchanted-garden-issue-11-petaluh-april.html
spring shower
the apple blossom scent
of her hair
~
LEAF – Journal of The Daily Haiku, Issue Six, March 2025
https://leafjournal.io/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Leaf-Issue-6-final_single-1.pdf
height of summer
kids on the trampoline
catch the sky
~
summer triangle
the frog, the pond
and the moon
~
black sand beach . . .
the glitter
on her toenails
~
Kokako 42, March 2025
https://kokako10.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/kokako-42-1.pdf
Anzac Day
a song thrush accompanies
the reveille
~
preserving
the scent of autumn
feijoa jam
~
country road
a deeper shade
where cows cross
~
wild broom . . .
sweeping away the dullness
of the day
~
plus two Haiga
a narrow road
from darkness to light . . .
last sliver of moon
~
road trip the infinite distance of blue
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Summer 2025 (published January 2025)
https://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/summer-2025-a-fine-line.pdf
in Featured Poetry: Outgoing Editor’s Picks 2021-2025
wintry night
a Milky Way arcs
from my neighbour’s chimney
first published in a fine line, Winter 2022
~
Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal, Issue 10: Luminaria, December 2024
https://enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2024/12/enchanted-garden-issue-10-luminaria.html
folding sheets
the light and shadow
of mountains
~
winter solstice
the day begins
with fire (published as a haiga)
~
LEAF – Journal of The Daily Haiku, Issue Five, December 2024
https://leafjournal.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Issue-5-Final_Single.1.pdf
reading
a postcard from Japan
scent of sakura
~
sipping green tea
behind the skeleton tree
eclipsed moon
~
polar vortex
stirring hot spices
into the stew
~
A Sensory Journey – Haiku Down Under Anthology 2024
(publlshed November 2024)
https://sites.google.com/view/haikudownunder/anthology
diving for paua
deeper and deeper
the sound of blue
~
feijoa petals
the musky aftertaste
of your kiss
~
AUTUMN MOON Haiku Journal – issue 8:1, Autumn / Winter 2024 (November 2024)
https://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com/home/archives/11-2024
a mother
hums a lullaby . . .
hibernation
~
CHRYSANTHEMUM 33, November 2024
(Internet Magazine for Modern Poetic Forms in the Tradition of Japanese Short Poetry)
http://www.chrysanthemum-haiku.net/media/Chrysanthemum_33.pdf
the light
through a dragonfly's wings . . .
stained glass moon
~
paint me
New Zealand Poetry Society Anthology 2024
(launched November 2024)
thunderclap!
a godwit tucks its beak
back into its back
Highly Commended, Open Haiku, NZ Poetry Society International Poetry Competition 2024
~
there not there dragonfly
Commended, Open Haiku, NZ Poetry Society International Poetry Competition 2024
~
Frogpond Journal – 47.3 Autumn 2024 (October 2024)
https://www.hsa-haiku.org/frogpond/2024-issue47-3/index.html
afternoon shadow
the fuzzy feel
of kiwifruit skin
~
tsuri-dōrō – a small journal of haiku and senryu: issue #23 September/October 2024
https://tsuridoro.org/issue-23-sept-oct-2024
a newborn lamb
takes its first steps . . .
quietly falling snow
~
Kokako 41, September 2024
https://kokako10.wordpress.com/current-issue/
old apple tree
my parents initials
etched in a heart
~
nightfall . . .
a narrow road
to the moon
~
navigating potholes
down the old wharf road . . .
wild ginger
~
Mt Ruapehu
a spring eruption
of alpine flowers
~
Hauling the Tide: Haiku Society of America Members' Anthology 2024
published August 2024
my garden
in a dewdrop
my garden
~
Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal, Issue 9: Amber, August 2024 (Countryside stories)
https://enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2024/08/enchanted-garden-issue-9-amber-august.html
country road
a starling hitches a ride
on a sheep's back
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Winter 2024 (published August 2024)
https://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Winter-2024-a-fine-line.pdf
winter sun
on the dining room table
an unfinished jigsaw
(First published in The Haiku Foundation's Haiku Dialogue July 2023)
~
tai chi in the park
everyone embraces
the moon
(First published in The Haiku Foundation's Haiku Dialogue October 2021)
~
LEAF – Journal of The Daily Haiku, Issue Four, August 2024
https://leafjournal.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Issue-4_singles-1.pdf
smaste of summer strawberry moon
(smaste is a portmanteau word from smell and taste)
~
ghost apple
the emptiness after
you slipped away
~
daisies
not knowing
but this
(this is a 'found' haiku from Mary Oliver's Daisies).
~
morning mist
a little girl runs
into autumn
(published as a Haiga)
~
tsuri-dōrō – a small journal of haiku and senryu: issue #22 July/August 2024
https://tsuridoro.org/issue-22-july-august-2024
angel's trumpet
a halo surrounds
the moon
~
Frogpond Journal – 47.2 Spring/Summer 2024 (June 2024)
https://www.hsa-haiku.org/frogpond/2024-issue47-2/index.html
dry summer grass
a bookmark
in the narrow road
~
The Heron’s Nest – Volume XXVI, Number 2: June 2024
https://www.theheronsnest.com/June2024/haiku-p1.html
summer solstice
tapping from inside
a shell
~
Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal, Issue 8: Dreams Keeper, June 2024
https://enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2024/06/enchanted-garden-issue-8-dreams-keeper.html
visiting Nana
my doll and I
wear tiaras
~
AUTUMN MOON Haiku Journal – issue 7:2, Spring / Summer 2024 (May 2024)
https://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com/home/archives/05-2024
lingering drought
dust hangs over
our conversation
~
stopping to smell
the apple blossom
white butterfly
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
rongonui / celebrity issue, Autumn 2024 (published 1 May 2024)
walking the Walk of Fame
the stars and the stars
and the stars
~
paparazzi crowd the runway . . .
migration
~
seaside performance
the first star appears
in a rock pool
~
CHRYSANTHEMUM 32, April 2024
(Internet Magazine for Modern Poetic Forms in the Tradition of Japanese Short Poetry)
http://www.chrysanthemum-haiku.net/media/Chrysanthemum_32.pdf
dragonfly
seeing its reflection
before seeing it
also featured on Youtube by Ben Gaa in Episode 99 of Haiku Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGQrKBcLels
~
LEAF – Journal of The Daily Haiku, Issue Three, April 2024
https://leafjournal.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Leaf-Issue-3_Online_Single.pdf
easing gale
a herd of white horses
gallops away
~
latte art
the barista
hands me a tulip
~
returning migrants
the one with the red flag
missing
(published as a Haiga)
~
Kokako 40, April 2024
https://kokako10.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/kokako-40.pdf
Christmas rain . . .
pohutukawa flowers
turn to rust
~
New Years Day
the long and winding
holiday highway
~
wedding day
the white noise
of cicadas
~
Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal, Issue 7: Moments in the Garden, April 2024
(for previously published haiku)
https://enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2024/04/enchanted-garden-issue-7-moments-in.html
garden chores . . .
a blackbird rearranges
the bark
(first published in white-hot heart, NZPS 2023)
~
upside down: The Red Moon Anthology of english-Language Haiku 2023
published February 2024 by Red Moon Press
https://redmoonpress.com/product/upside-down
morning fog . . .
all the white squares
in the crossword
originally published in LEAF – Journal of The Daily Haiku, Issue One, June 2023
https://leafjournal.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/LEAF-Journal-Issue-One-Final.pdf
~
Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal, Issue 6: Urban Blossoms, February 2024
https://enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2024/02/enchanted-garden-issue-6-urban-blossoms.html
indigo moon
a posy of freesias
circles the room
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
pāngarau me pūtaiao (maths / science) issue, Summer 2024 (published January 2024)
galaxy gazing . . .
my grandson goes on and on
about Graham's number
~
Venn diagram
the ins and outs of our
relationship
~
continental drift . . .
a slice of pavlova
slides across the plate
~
SEA CHANGE: An Anthology of Single Line Poems, published January 2024 by Red Moon Press and Whiptail
https://redmoonpress.com/product/sea-change-an-anthology-of-single-line-poems/
night migration the moon and the moon and the moon
originally published in WHIPTAIL ISSUE 2 – the BIRD issue, February 2022
https://www.whiptailjournal.com/issue-2-summoning-the-sky.html#/
~
The Pan Haiku Review, issue 2, Winter 2023 (published New Years Eve 2023)
The Kigo Lab special - haikuists were invited to submit one unpublished haiku and one previously published haiku
https://www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haiku-review/
the crunch
of frost encrusted gravel . . .
Milky Way
~
tulip season . . .
row after row of
selfie-takers
previously published in a fine line, journal of the NZ Poetry Society, October 2022
~
white-hot heart
New Zealand Poetry Society Anthology 2023
(launched 7 December 2023)
autumn equinox
a male godwit
calls time
Highly Commended, Open Haiku, NZ Poetry Society International Poetry Competition 2023
~
southern lights
the electricity
between us
Commended, Open Haiku, NZ Poetry Society International Poetry Competition 2023
~
pink cosmos . . .
my sticky finger memory
of candy floss
~
garden chores . . .
a blackbird rearranges
the bark
~
haikuNetra – a journal of haiku and senryu, Issue 1.4, December 2023
https://haikunetra.blogspot.com/2023/12/haikunetra-issue-14.html
first date
the bass tones
in his laugh
~
hoar frost
the way he rolls
his Rs
~
bitter morning
a caged parrot
breaks the ice
~
Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal, Issue 5: Secret Santa, December 2023
https://enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2023/12/enchanted-garden-issue-5-secret-santa.html
winter solstice . . .
his gift of sunflowers
still in the vase
~
LEAF – Journal of The Daily Haiku, Issue Two, December 2023
https://leafjournal.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LEAF-Issue-Two-Single-page-view.pdf
downunder Christmas
the children build
a sandman
(nominated by Leaf editor Ravi Kiran for a Touchstone Award)
~
petal by petal
she questions his affection . . .
blue moon
~
Ancestry DNA
my father is
my father (published as a Haiga)
~
haikuNetra – a journal of haiku and senryu, Issue 1.3, November 2023
https://haikunetra.blogspot.com/2023/11/haikunetra-issue-13.html
sunflowers
rising and rising
a skylark's trill
~
beautiful morning
I catch a few lyrics
from a passerby
~
the conversation
we need to have . . .
butterfly weed
~
AUTUMN MOON Haiku Journal – issue 7:1, Autumn / Winter 2023-2024 (November, 2023)
https://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com/home/archives/11-2023
autumn leaves . . .
the changing hue
of my hair
~
cold moon
the hunter rises
at dawn
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Art / Mahi Toi issue, Spring 2023 (published October 2023)
https://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-fine-line-spring-issue-2023.pdf
art class
sunshine spills onto
my hands
~
darkening sky
a blackbird flies under
a rose bush
Written in response to Frida Kahlo’s Tree of Hope, Remain Firm (1946)
Previously published in The Haiku Foundation’s Haiku Dialogue, February 2022
~
third day
a scent of truffle
in the afterglow
Written in response to The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch (~ 1500)
Previously published in The Haiku Foundation’s Haiku Dialogue, January 2022
~
CHRYSANTHEMUM 31, October 2023
(Internet Magazine for Modern Poetic Forms in the Tradition of Japanese Short Poetry)
http://www.chrysanthemum-haiku.net/media/Chrysanthemum_31.pdf
harvest moon
an apple succumbs
to gravity
~
haikuNetra – a journal of haiku and senryu, Issue 1.2, October 2023
https://haikunetra.blogspot.com/2023/10/haikunetra-issue-12.html
end of summer
the flock migrating
back to summer
~
earth mother
she always comes back
with flowers
~
honeysuckle
the laughter of children
climbing a fence
~
Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal, Issue 4: Sparkles, October 2023
https://enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2023/10/enchanted-garden-issue-4-sparkles.html
still falling rain . . .
the tang of lemon
in my tea
This haiku was selected by editor Steliana Voicu as Editors Choice for the issue and nominated for a Touchstone Award. So exciting. Click on the link above to read her commentary.
~
haikuNetra – a journal of haiku and senryu, Issue 1.1, September 2023
https://haikunetra.blogspot.com/2023/09/haikunetra-issue-11.html
albatross
the scar on the back
of her head
~
FAILED HAIKU – a journal of English Senryu, #93, September 2023
https://failedhaiku.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/failedhaikuissue93-1.pdf
transition
i master folding the sheets
alone
~
AUTUMN MOON Haiku Journal – Best of Volume 6 – August 2023
https://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com/home/best-of-volume-6-61-and-62
autumn rain
the moment the blossom
becomes fruit
The above haiku (originally published in Volume 6:1) was awarded joint 'Runner-Up' by editor Bruce Ross for Autumn Moon's Haiku Moment award over the two issues of Volume 6.
~
PRUNE JUICE – #40, August 2023
https://prunejuicesenryu.com/2023/07/31/issue-40/
interment I delete his number
~
daughter-in-law
casting nasturtiums
on the salad
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Winter 2023 (published July 2023)
https://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-fine-line-winter-2023-final.pdf
poetry reading:
The Tui in the Tree . . .
a tui in a tree
~
LEAF – Journal of The Daily Haiku, Issue One, June 2023
https://leafjournal.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/LEAF-Journal-Issue-One-Final.pdf
queen of the night . . .
following the scent
to her room
~
morning fog . . .
all the white squares
in the crossword
~
spring rain
i wonder how tall
grass can grow
~
homework—
i memorise the mnemonic
by taste (published as a haiga)
~
AUTUMN MOON Haiku Journal – issue 6:2, Spring / Summer (June) 2023
https://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com/home/autumn-moon-haiku-journal-volume-62-springsummer-2023
spring tide
a fisherman catches
the moon
~
The Pan Haiku Review, issue 1, Spring 2023 (published May 2023)
1-line and 2-line haiku special
https://www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haiku-review/
dinner at the same time at different times lunar eclipse
~
i before e except after c . . . and the rest
~
not only but also . . .
cherry blossoms
~
rain bow
trying to make ends meet
~
PRUNE JUICE – #39, May 2023
https://prunejuicesenryu.com/2023/04/30/issue-39-senryu-amp-kyoka/
v-formation
the purple side
of my brain
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Autumn 2023 (published April 2023)
https://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-fine-line-autumn-2023-final.pdf
skiing holiday
mother dresses us
in red
~
weather map
the technicolour hue
of Gabrielle's eye
~
CHRYSANTHEMUM 30, April 2023
(Internet Magazine for Modern Poetic Forms in the Tradition of Japanese Short Poetry)
http://www.chrysanthemum-haiku.net/media/Chrysanthemum_30.pdf
adrift
with their stillborn's ashes
pink petals
~
flash mob
the music of thousands
of cicadas
~
FAILED HAIKU – a journal of English Senryu, #88, April 2023
https://failedhaiku.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/failedhaikuissue88.pdf
zoom reading . . .
butterflies in my
peripheral vision
~
poetry from the edge – Haiku Down Under Anthology 2022
(publshed March 2023)
star walk . . .
. . . the Galactic Kiwi
crests a hill
~
skipping stones: The Red Moon Anthology of english-Language Haiku 2022
published February 2023 by Red Moon Press
https://redmoonpress.com/product/skipping-stones
night migration the moon and the moon and the moon
originally published in WHIPTAIL ISSUE 2 – the BIRD issue, February 2022
https://www.whiptailjournal.com/issue-2-summoning-the-sky.html#/
~
FAILED HAIKU – a journal of English Senryu, #86, February 2023
https://failedhaiku.files.wordpress.com/2023/02/failedhaikuissue86-4.pdf
lengthening shadows
I too
will soon disappear
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Summer 2023 (published January 2023)
https://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/afl-summer-purse-final-web-and-print-1-2.pdf
buddha . . .
the way he purses his lips
to enlightenment
~
pearlescent moon . . .
the evening purse
my mother left me
far too soon
~
alarm & longing
New Zealand Poetry Society Anthology 2022
(published 8 December 2022)
bellbird
the tree lets go
of a leaf
Commended, Open Haiku, NZ Poetry Society International Poetry Competition 2022
~
puriri flower
how white the tui’s poi
on its throat
~
AUTUMN MOON Haiku Journal – issue 6:1, Autumn / Winter (December) 2022
https://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com/home/archives/12-2022
v-formation
the silence in my house
returning
~
autumn rain
the moment the blossom
becomes fruit
~
FROGPOND – issue 45:3, Autumn 2022 (published October 2022)
growing darkness
the chocolate scent
of cosmos
nominated by Frogpond for a Touchstone Award
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Spring 2022 (published October 2022)
https://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/afl-spring-web-final.pdf
tulip season . . .
row after row of
selfie-takers
~
first rose
the snap
as it’s taken
~
The Heron’s Nest – Volume XXIV, Number 3: September 2022
https://www.theheronsnest.com/September2022/
going nowhere
a piece of driftwood
points the way
~
Blo͞o Outlier Journal issue 3, Summer 2022 (published 30 August 2022)
See https://www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haiku-review/ for link
asperitas clouds
an albatross swoops
between the waves
~
instar
a discarded -gram
in the Wētā house
~
snowmelt . . .
a white gentian
clings to rock
~
PRUNE JUICE – #37, July 2022
https://prunejuicesenryu.com/category/issues/37/
garden party
the doll’s eyes
unblinking
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Winter 2022 (published July 2022)
https://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/afl-winter-final-web.pdf
late autumn –
all day long the song thrush sings
all day long
~
wintry night
a Milky Way arcs
from my neighbour’s chimney
~
AUTUMN MOON Haiku Journal – issue 5:2, Spring / Summer (June) 2022
https://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com/home/archives/06-2022
spring thaw
a wealth of colour unleashed
from stone
~
country lane
the cows up to their eyes
in daisies
~
THE HERON’S NEST – Volume XXIV, Number 2: June 2022
https://www.theheronsnest.com/June2022/
in formation information in formation
~
STARDUST – ISSUE 62, May 2022
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SRNcLDj8h0HVCsmf3cPpio8u-kWxzGYo/view
stardust
in her hair
moonflowers
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Autumn 2022 (published April 2022)
https://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-fine-line-autumn-2022-eye.pdf
drinks break
the witter of wax-eyes
at the water fountain
~
old pond
the frogs’ eyes
in the soup
~
WHIPTAIL ISSUE 2 – the BIRD issue, February 2022
https://www.whiptailjournal.com/issue-2-summoning-the-sky.html#/
night migration the moon and the moon and the moon
nominated by Whiptail for a Touchstone Award
nominated by Whiptail for The Haiku Reader
nominated by Whiptail The Red Moon Anthology 2022
~
FROGPOND – issue 45:1, Winter 2022 (published February 2022)
zoom reading
her mouth trying to catch
her voice
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Summer 2022 (published February 2022)
https://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2022-afl-summer-issue-digital-1.pdf
barren landscape
her fourth IVF
fruitless
~
parched earth
the mandarin tree
also dies
~
pink ribbon
a part of her
no longer there
~
AUTUMN MOON Haiku Journal – issue 5:1, Autumn / Winter (December) 2021
https://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com/home/archives/12-2021
first frost
a fantail fluffs up
feather blankets
~
stage 4
the tree becomes
a skeleton
~
FAILED HAIKU – a journal of English Senryu, #71, November 2021
https://www.haikuhut.com/FailedHaikuIssue71.pdf
pandemic update
the potatoes
boil dry
~
twilight
only the sound of
tinnitus
~
Guy Fawkes night
a rocket fires the neighbour’s cat under my bed
~
PRUNE JUICE – #35, November 2021
https://prunejuicesenryu.com/category/issues/35/
maritime museum
the creak and sway
of immigrant ships
~
Kissing a Ghost
New Zealand Poetry Society Anthology 2021
island memories
once again my partner asks
my name
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Winter 2021 (published July 2021)
https://poetrysocietynz.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/a-fine-line-winter-2021-digital.pdf
golden hour
every dog checks the same rock
for messages
~
cold snap
google earth
freezes
~
photoshop class
we talk about
masks
~
a fine line – Journal of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Summer 2020/2021 (published February 2021)
https://poetrysocietynz.files.wordpress.com/2021/05/a-fine-line-summer-20202021-digital.pdf
last trip to Mum’s
dipping in and out
of the fog
~
lockdown
the campground tap drips
cobwebs
~
The Perfect Weight of Blankets at Night
New Zealand Poetry Society Anthology 2019
the racket
of crickets
watching night tennis
~
number eight wire: The Fourth New Zealand Haiku Anthology 2019
night cap
the moon rises
half empty
~
cycling home –
a crescent moon winks
as i cross the bridge
~
The unnecessary Invention of Punctuation
New Zealand Poetry Society Anthology 2018
cycling home –
crescent moon winks
as i cross the bridge
~
Given an Ordinary Stone
New Zealand Poetry Society Anthology 2013
after the outing
he hangs her hair
beside his hat