chinese lantern
the deepening
of her laugh lines
Modern Haiku vol 50.1 Winter-Spring 2019
http://modernhaiku.org/issue50-1/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2NOzM_5zOT3bpO-GniLFHbSfRZG-5oAE0zslyrNWokvUzwxmjWiSzeH3w
fading moon—
the wish-worn coin
in my pocket
Haiku Dialogue, 20 February 2019
Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog
I’m pleased to see my haiku included in the current Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2018 from Red Moon Press “a hole in the light”, edited by Jim Kacian
the opening
of peace talks
cherry blossoms
Red Moon Press “a hole in the light” ed. Jim Kacian, 2018, ISBN 978-1-947271-37-1
https://www.redmoonpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR3qpD327jPRfyrbuMhQwvO85hZTVS0JiCg33Ciu4mfy4yjrQCM7CpEPf4Q
From:
Honourable Mention
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Invitational Haiku Contest 2018
borrowed book
I punctuate
the marginalia!
Haiku Dialogue – borrowed book
Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog 13 February 2019
https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2019/02/13/haiku-dialogue-whats-at-hand-week-3/?fbclid=IwAR1vQ-tmZagarR1bFzUAf6xYZFLjimsRUjp0mWImCCPsXRHnkXwL6xJ42D8
lakeside geese –
my map takes off
in the wind
Second Prize
The 2018 Martin Lucas Haiku Award
Judge’s Commentary
Migratory birds navigate vast distances using the sun/stars/Earth’s magnetic field/landscape/or maybe even their sense of smell (scientists are still working on it). The gentle humour in this haiku makes it very appealing – the geese sitting or dabbling at the lakeside while the map takes off with ungainly flaps, rising with the wind, heading away on an uncharted, unplanned course. Without a map s/he may not be able to traverse the landscape these birds find so utterly natural to cross. Glad to see someone is still using paper maps!
throw pillow
your slogans
hit me
Haiku Dialogue, Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog, 6 February, 2019
https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2019/02/06/haiku-dialogue-whats-at-hand-week-2/?fbclid=IwAR3lISYrBmX4uPara9pfn-7IH3kObl43OtRpAtYG_sEO9rV0myG2VceYzxo
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Haiku – Harusame
brisk breeze—
a seagull’s wings
sweep the mist
Commentary: a sense of movement (ugoki 動き) that links the two part of the poem, thanks also to the alliteration of the ‘s’ sound in the second ku 句. The cut (kire 切れ) at the end of line 1 creates a pause (ma 間) in the escalating process of the scene, moving from a lively and light vision (okashimi おかしみ) of the world (the ‘brisk breeze’) to a deeper one (cf. the ‘mist’ or kiri 霧), aligning with the aesthetic values of sabi 寂 and yūgen 幽玄.
Harusame 6 February 2019
https://harusamehaiku.org/2019/02/06/martha-magenta-u-k/?fbclid=IwAR3Lm5XDN0fAxbAWk-4AZC0JNWIXgDJiqtbuKAEoDxm7IbQ2Ork_YNcIvZk