departure gate
a stranger’s smile
softens the grief
(The Cicada’s Cry Special Edition, Haiku In The Time of Coronavirus/COVID 19)
Haiku
1
closed curtains
the expansive narrative
of night rain
Madhuri Pillai
Failed Haiku #57
HAIKU DIALOGUE – Opposites Attract – day/night
insomnia
looking worse for wear
fading day moon
*
as the world turns…
Haiku
lengthening days
the blue iris
pauses my steps
*
Stardust Haiku #44, August 2020
HAIKU DIALOGUE – Opposites Attract – big/small
shuffling steps hanging loose once perfect fit
*
gulliver’s haiku…
Tanka
mother’s diary
the forgotten names
of old friends
a story repeated
we meet, greet and depart
*
(Presence #issue67, July 2020)
Haiku
isolation…
unearthing old CDs
how time has fled
*
(The Asahi Shimbun, August 21
Asahi Haikuist Network)
Haiku
long drive—
my one sided conversation
with the dog in front seat
*
(Frogpond 2020 #Vol 43 Number2)
HAIKU DIALOGUE – Opposites Attract – hot/cold
war zone
cry of a newborn
from a makeshift tent
*
Opposites Attract Hello – kj here – I will be taking the reins again for the next few weeks, with the theme ‘opposites attract’. The prompt each week will be a pair of opposites – feel free to be inspired by one or the other, or both! I hope this draws you towards excellent […]
HAIKU DIALOGUE – Opposites Attract – open/shut
quarantine
the same old moon
settles on my window
*
when one door opens, another closes…
Haiku
after the song
her flapping exit —
pied currawong
*
( Presence #67)
Monoku
rain pool not a ripple in the sky
*
(Presence #67)
Monoku
nebulous the pale sound of autumn rain
*
(Hedgerow #131)
Tanka
dandelions
all the sunshine I need
this grey autumn day
spilling into my solitude
a wattle bird’s song
*
stepping
into the turmeric glow
of the setting sun
I join my palms
in gratitude
*
(Red lights, Vol. 17, No. 2, June / July 2020)
Haiku Dialogue – ‘the way of you’
dog’s wet kiss —
her sigh
as deep as mine
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(Haiku Dialogue – Aug. 5, 2020)
