Haiku Corner 2022

 Week 48

(12 - 16 December 2022)

Week 47

(5 - 9 December 2022)

Week 46

(28 Nov - 2 December 2022)

Week 45

(21 - 25 November 2022)

Week 44

(14 - 18 November 2022)

Week 43

(7 - 11 November 2022)

Week 42

(31 Oct - 4 November 2022)

 Week 41

(24 - 28 October 2022)

Week 40

(17 - 21 October 2022)

Week 39

(10 - 14 October 2022)

Week 38

(3 - 7 October 2022)

Week 37

(26 - 30 September 2022)

Week 36

(19 - 23 September 2022)

Week 35

(12 - 16 September 2022)

Week 34

(5 - 9 September 2022)

 Week 33

(29 Aug - 2 September 2022)

Week 32

(22 - 26 August 2022)

Week 31

(15 - 19 August 2022)

Week 30

(8 - 12 August 2022)

Week 29

(1 - 5 August 2022)

Week 28

(25 - 29 July 2022)

Week 27

(18 - 22 July 2022)

Week 26

(11 - 15 July 2022)

Week 25

(4 - 8 July 2022)

Week 24

(27 June - 1 July 2022)

Week 23

(20 - 24 June 2022)

Week 22

(13 - 17 June 2022)

Week 21

(6 - 10 June 2022)

 Week 20

(30 May - 3 June 2022)

Week 19

(23 - 27 May 2022)

 Week 18

(16 - 20 May 2022)

Week 17

(9 - 13 May 2022)

Week 16

(2 - 6 May 2022)

Week 15

(25 - 29 April 2022)

Week 14

(18 - 22 April 2022)

Week 13

(11 - 15 April 2022)

 Week 12

(4 - 8 April 2022)

Week 11

(28 Mar - 1 April 2022)

Week 10

(21 - 25 March 2022)

Week 9

(14 - 18 March 2022)

Week 8

(7 - 11 March 2022)

Week 7

(28 Feb - 4 March 2022)

Week 6

(21 - 25 February 2022)

Week 5

(14 - 18 February 2022)

Week 4

(7 - 11 February 2022)

Week 3

(31 Jan - 4 February 2022)

Week 2

(24 - 28 January 2022)

Week 1

(17 - 21 January 2022)

Snowy day
my silent father
looks at the fields

Nazarena

cows returning
to the milking sheds
evening frost

B. L. Bruce

a midnight dog walk—
the more I write these haiku
the more stars I see

J. D. Nelson

lakeside mist
a heron
is there, is not there

Ram Chandran

snow season
we bury our bodies
until spring

Tracy Davidson

Still alive carp drips
from the fish-market
to the Christmas table.

Nikola Đuretić

silent night
the hushed call
of a snowy owl

Florin C. Ciobica

found
singing in the corner
a cricket

Sharon Ferrante

trimming dead branches
in the debris
a tiny bird nest

Christa Pandey

starless night -
a vagrant shares the sky
with the lightning bugs

Dan Iulian

refugee camp-
children's war
with snowballs

Angela Giordano

New Year's Eve
at the festive table
with my old cat

Mirela Brailean

cold night...
the moon lingers
above the chimney

Daniela Rodi

into the big dipper
wisteria beans fall -
winter dawn

Deborah A. Bennett

Gingko tree yellow
flame against darkening sky -
Look up, commuters!

Thomas Connolley

gingerbread in the oven…
Christmas village filling
the kitchen

Steliana Cristina Voicu

glint of sun
a skater's blade
shaves the sky

Marilyn Ashbaugh

berries and cream -
the mountain ash tree
after first snow

Bonnie J Scherer

early morning sun
golden leaves match the red coat
of a home-bound fox

Ceri Marriott

again dad's footsteps...
all the things into the
same place

Chittaluri Satyanarayana

dawn light
in the grandpa boots
a few snowflakes

Mircea Moldovan

Night train -
young woman breastfeeds
the child.

Nikola Đuretić

Christmas tree…
child’s excitement grows
with each light flicker

Rob McKinnon

a bowl of mandarins
by the window
low winter sun

Claire Thom

drone -
on the front line
a snow angel

Dan Iulian

Milky fog -
a swan glides over the lake
into autumn.

Nikola Đuretić

moon magic
under wet leaves
her lost slipper

Sharon Ferrante

carousel
her smile passes and passes again
in front of me

Françoise Maurice

taking off
my orange gleam scarf…
autumn left at the door

Steliana Cristina Voicu

first snow
the stray puppy
follows our footprints

R. Suresh babu

winter fog
among the bougainvillea
is that a butterfly?

Sankara Jayanth

dried thyme
unfolds its blossoms in tea...
old friend's story

Goda Virginija Bendoraitienė

morning flight-
a heron lands
on the far end of runway

Ram Chandran

before first frost
we pick dirt clods
from the potatoes

Goran Gatalica

border crossing
through the barbed wire
full moon shines

Zoran Doderovic

night on the lake
the young stag
smelling the moon

Mircea Moldovan

from the sea
rising to be photographed
fall fog

William Vlach

little girls bursting
to show off their party frills
camellia buds

Helen McCarthy

Tides edge
Sanderlings wait
for passing delights

Dahlia Sen

early morning mist
lifting from the green prairie
unveils lovely day

Anita Bacha

iridescent lake
a white swan treading sunbeams
last moments of day!

K Dinesh Singh

Colours of autumn.
An old couple is walking
hand in hand.

Zoran Doderovic

night chill
the nautical creak
of the split cedar bough

Patrick Sweeney

solitary snowflakes
little child in his sleep
reiterates thanks

Goda Virginija Bendoraitienė

winter sunset
on the top of the branch
a frozen apple

Mirela Brăilean

just the willows
troubling the water's mirror
cranes in sight

Mirela Brăilean

abandoned house -
on the clothesline
dew grains

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

crow feather -
stuck fast
in the concrete

Michael Buckingham Gray

cloudy skies
the silver shimmer
of small fish

Marilyn Ashbaugh

life freezes
before the TV screens
World Cup Earth

A.J. Anwar

World Cup kick-off—
smiling at my younger smile
old post-game photo

A.J. Anwar

soft and bright
a cashmere morning
light through mist

Helen McCarthy

afternoon drizzle
a blanket of moss balls
plump and green

Dahlia Sen

first frost
in the walnut orchard
leaf pyres

Mirela Brăilean

sipping coffee
all my world held
in parentheses

Robert Kingston

teeter-totter
blue jay’s tail
deciding

Sheila Barksdale

cry of a wild goose
searching for its lost flock
moonless night

Zoran Doderovic

bedtime story
the sound of coconut fronds
combing the rooftop

A.J. Anwar

drifting in a boat
the paddle occasionally
disturbs the moon

Chen Xiaoou

rolling clouds
screaming teachers
blackboard scribbles

Ethan Xu

dipping into ink
the lotus flower blossoms
in the moonlight

Katherine E Winnick

mountain yam
moon-viewing
an egg yolk

Marilyn Ashbaugh

morning mist -
a breeze clads the scarecrow
in gossamers lace

Dan Iulian

leaves on the avenues -
a cat plays alone
hide and seek

Maria Tosti

grandfather's garden
among the hollowed out pumpkins
the smile of a child

Angela Giordano

memory bear …
my dad’s flannel shirt
gets hugged once again

Bonnie J Scherer

and suddenly the wind
in the dead leaves
autumn tea

Françoise Maurice

autumn leaves...
still clings to the edge
her last wish

Chittaluri Satyanarayana

by the roadside
couple smiling
polaroid photo

Tuyet Van Do

bumper autumn
the wind collects the harvest
of dried leaves

Mona Iordan

chilly morning -
a fox moves
her cubs

Steliana Cristina Voicu

a sudden downpour
brings us to the doorstep
of an open church

Goda Virginija Bendoraitienė

a free pattern
of an old embroidery
hoar-frost

Florin C. Ciobîcă

falling maple leaf—
i do not warn
the sparrow underneath

Sankara Jayanth

moonless sky
in the fishernan's boat
just maple leaves

Mircea Moldovan

heavy light
saturated with
unshed rain

Helen McCarthy

autumn-
in the mountain forest
the silence turns yellow

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

down insomniac . . .
nothing visible to count
in the monsoon sky

Bipasha Majumder

moonshine after rain-
each jasmine wears
a diamond pendant

Ram Chandran

foggy morning—
wild ivy pretending
to be a tree

Sankara Jayanth

frosty morning
at the snowman's throat
the girl's shawl

Mirela Brăilean

herd of sheep
the bells are ringing
vespers time

Mircea Moldovan

deep Sunday quiet
only the rain’s feet patter
along the alley

Helen McCarthy

newly fallen leaves
speak now only in whispers
beneath my feet

Patrick Sweeney

autumn chill
red pepper flakes in the
pumpkin soup tonight

Bonnie J Scherer

the little girl is
using the yellow ginkgo leaf
as a book mark

Patrick Sweeney

birthday guest -
the blown open door
lets the moon in

Lavana Kray

naked chestnut tree…
but the leaves filling
my bench

Steliana Cristina Voicu

autumn fog . . .
mom still lost
in the past

Florin C. Ciobica

autumn wind-
my porch wind chimes
sound different

Ram Chandran

morning craving
the scent of
green tea

Uchechukwu Onyedikam

still warm rain
gathering the sunset
marigold flowers

Goda Virginija Bendoraitiene

frosty morning
yellow dandelion unfolds
with the rising sun

Zoran Doderovic

long nights
clumps of her hair
on my hand

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

wildfire…
ember rain searching
for dry leaves

Rob McKinnon

crescendo
the colours of leaves
are roaring

Helen McCarthy

abandoned house-
waiting at the door
a few dandelion puffs

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

the green cattail stalks
sway in the warm evening breeze—
this was once a pond

J. D. Nelson

Autumn news!
a yellow leaf comes
on my windowsill

Steliana Cristina Voicu

the autumn dunes
approaching the sea
heartbeat gets faster

Goda Virginija Bendoraitienė

still surface
kingfisher dives
into other world

Christopher Calvin

a lusty caw
the night's silence
breaks up

Subir Ningthouja

first snowflakes
the canvas on the easel
immaculate

Mirela Brăilean

balmy breeze...
zig zagging kite in clear sky
before crashing

Rob McKinnon

crunching fallen leaves
down memory lane
her evening walks

Vipanjeet Kaur

setting sun
the slow silhouettes
of deer

Marilyn Ashbaugh

receding twilight
the sunset behind the hill
melancholy trees.

Kanwar Dinesh Singh

Mid-October breeze
Orange leaves of persimmon
Cling to the old tree

Anita Bacha

Indian summer
behind the arbutus trees
a blackbird song

Françoise Maurice

day after harvest–
little sparrows
all over the field

Ram Chandran

hoar-frost...
turning the spider's web
into a mandala

Florin C. Ciobica

autumn wind
bristled the spines
of a hedgehog

Zoran Doderovic

afraid of heights–
ivy's clutch
never stops

Kimberly Olmtak

splitting chestnut burrs
we talk about everything
without going deep

Goda V. Bendoraitiene

sun-stroked foothills
chiselled out of emerald
make the skyline glint

Rohana Khattak

leaves falling
in the mirror
an old man's face

Marc Brimble

early snow
turned white overnight
mother's temples

Mirela Brăilean

honeybee
in last blossom pocket
autumn

B. L. Bruce

autum chill...
hugging grandma
his favorite sweater

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

dandelion. . .
the warmth of your breath
travels far

Elisa Theriana

little sparrow,
any news
on the missing sun?

Sankara Jayanth Sudanagunta

autumn strike —
the birds on power line
become so quiet

Goran Gatalica

crisp cold evening
new ivy shoot
hugging the trellis

Tuyet Van Do

dandelions
the last breath of autumn
it dissipates

Mircea Moldovan

deep night
the gecko announces
my coordinates

A.J. Anwar

Indian summer
spent roses and buds
on the same stem

Mona Iordan

winter wind -
a stray cat chases
elusive leaves

Paul Callus

drizzling honey
into hot twig tea
autumn rain

Marilyn Ashbaugh

cicadas
season drawing to a close…
walker clatters up ramp

Jerome Berglund

on a spider web
a leaf finds purpose
amid autumn chill

Patricia Furstenberg

splashing waves
against beach rocks-
unmoved , a seagull

Ram Chandran

autumn breeze...
unexpected guests
at my door step

Chittaluri

clear, crisp morning
every breath
its own small fog

Alan Peat

dusk. . .
his military garb
falls off the hanger

Bipasha Majumder

quiet grief —
darkened by low clouds
the playground swing

Goran Gatalica

autumn breeze –
a leaf catches
in a spider's web

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

forest path
rustling in the dry leaves
a monk's legs

Zoran Doderovic

dried mud scales —
the glittering stink
of a riverbed fish

Alan Peat

retirement plan
the bonsai tree
keeps on growing

Elisa Theriana

bed of leaves ...
in the traveler's eyes
the moon rests

Angela Giordano

morning thunder
curled into a little ball
a hedgehog

Goran Gatalica

autumn breeze
his father's reading corner
an empty chair

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

after the party
heaps of emptiness
in the kitchen sink

A.J. Anwar

autumn equinox
silhouettes of starlings
against a leaden sky

Marilyn Ashbaugh

roll on the grass
the round fragrance
of ripe apples

Dan Iulian

off the branch
a leaf blows away
the unknown course

Christopher Calvin

autumn chill
i push the carrot
back in the earth

Stephen Toft

mild September-
the vines are red
on the hill

Angela Giordano

rosehip bush
every passer-by
red-handed

Florin C. Ciobica

now the mists
gather like ghosts for
hallowing

Helen McCarthy

late waterlilies
mirrored in water
grandma's face

Mirela Brăilean

lanterns out
the screams of an oyster seller
wake up the city

Mircea Moldovan

empty swings
twist in the wind --
old age suddenly here

Jerome Gagnon

inside the fog
the sound of rain-
echoes of autumn

Angela Giordano

summer storm -
in an empty tin can
a remnant of sky

Dan Iulian

a poet's cane
parts the black curtains -
full harvest moon!

René Bohnen

this colorless world...
yet you came into my life
painted my heart red

Keanu Paul B. Sygaco

taking a nap . . .
the autumn rain ticks
in the clockwork

Goran Gatalica

a thousand words
lost their meanings...
her one smile

Ram Chandran

fishing boat
moonlight split the pond
in half

Mircea Moldovan

crimson dragonfly
a dart of fire fluttering
amongst fallen leaves

Katherine E Winnick

vine snake
greener than the leaves
waiting…

A.J. Anwar

Summer is passing
Our Queen has joined her love
God save the new King

Malcolm Ganderton

hushed September sun
driving a lily carriage
Lilibet is gone

Patricia Furstenberg

sprinkles of gold dust-
seashore
under full moon

Ram Chandran

late autumn. . .
only the stick strolls
with him

Bipasha Majumder

Solace, midnight shade
Do we stare at the same moon?
The clouds pass over

Lorna McBain

family reunion . . .
scented with cinnamon
a homemade pie

Goran Gatalica

power failure
talking about enlightenment
with a firefly

Florin C. Ciobica

reluctant to shift
these two plump pigeons lounging
on a packhorse bridge

Sheila Barksdale

the breeze
grandma's breath
with ease

Uchechukwu Onyedikam

first day of autumn
I colour
my hair

Bakhtiyar Amini

summer wind
straw hat floats away
the slight freedom

Christopher Calvin

old wooden door
like a pining widow
hugged by sunset

Patricia Furstenberg

Alaskan woodland
endless white poplars
watching me

tiffany liz mackay

in isolation -
that deep longing
for blue skies

Katja Fox

autumn fog
the old woman wipes
her glasses

Mirela Brăilean

end of summer
buffeted by wind and tide
a wooden rowboat

Goran Gatalica

Field of sunflowers
Nodding pilgrims
Worshipping the sun

Lucy Beevor

shallow lake—
the fisherman’s net
again, empty

A.J. Anwar

Rosa chinensis
blooms, blooms & blooms
forgetting the season

Chen Xiaoou

summer shower
an old woman with an umbrella
visiting her roses

Zoran Doderovic

rolled sky
above the sunflowers field
starling's flocks

Mircea Moldovan

retirement
old boat just leaning
on the dock

Christopher Calvin

from lotus pond
priest, a step ahead
of his footprints

Ram Chandran

Empty barley field
Shorn like a wandering monk -
A lone hare running.

Thomas Connolley

pink moon...
the wind pauses
as clouds drift away

Dr. Amoolya Kamalnath

summer heat
a sigh of breeze
joins the bright sky

Christopher Calvin

paste from Japan
my little son falls in love
with tooth-brushing

Chen Xiaoou

hamlet dawn
resounding with music . . .
sheep bells

Bipasha Majumder

front yard
kids running around
once upon a time

Uchechukwu Onyedikam

soft asphalt
a colony of ants
on the ice cream cone

Mircea Moldovan

down the willows' leaves
moistened with summer rain
the sun is flowing

Zoran Doderovic

crack of dawn
the monsoon rain
swamps my balcony

Goran Gatalica

clear reflection
the bald eagle
waits

tiffany liz mackay

dandelion fluff...
floating in the wind
mother’s white hair

Daniela Rodi

a butterfly
above the painted flowers-
summer kimono

Angela Giordano

forest walk
rhyming with echo
of a woodpecker

Bidyut Prabha Gantayat

slow train
child's hands
still waving

Zoran Doderovic

golden hour-
the bee drunkenly clings
to the sweet pea

tiffany liz mackay

silhouettes
of jagged pines
pierce the sky

tiffany liz mackay

high tide —
my son's sandcastle
becomes a ruin

Goran Gatalica

a gust of wind
the moon coming
into view again

Chen Xiaoou

suspended in time
a watery diamond
of glistening dew

Ceri Marriott

stream of river
leaves simply float
the freedom

Christopher Calvin

on the beach -
the stranded dolphin's eye
world's mirror

Lavana Kray

moonlight
breathing the scent
of jasmine blossom

Ram Chandran

sleepless night
a bushfire consumes
everything in its path

Goran Gatalica

Kharkiv
in front of the ruined school
prom

Željko Vojković

golden fields of corn
harvest mice
share the farmer's work

Ceri Marriott

summer rain
the road home passes
through rainbows

Mirela Brăilean

waddling toddler
the music of squeaky shoes
coming to mother

A.J. Anwar

summer sands
left on my pockets
souvenir from the sea

Zoran Doderovic

warm harmattan breeze
the rooster's cry
cracks the dawn

Uchechukwu Onyedikam

the DNA
of distant summers
shared in waves

Helen Buckingham

dragon eggs
in delicate cups
new acorns

Helen McCarthy

inside
my dad's cupped hands
a firefly

Ram Chandran

slicing the melon
a sweet light dripping
between fingers

Florin C. Ciobica

war in Ukraina
a moth silently tapping
on my windowpane

Zoran Doderovic

old house -
the spider at the window
add a new lace

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

scorched patching grasses
burnt into different greens
below cloudless skies

Aurora Blue

cloudy day
on the windowsill
a blue dragonfly

Mirela Brăilean

afternoon nap
in the park, sun peeks through
rustling leaves

Dahlia Sen

first light of day
spotted with the seashells
untouched beach

Goran Gatalica

vacation . . .
in my daughter's salt hair
new sunglasses

Goran Gatalica

hot day
a snake hesitates
to cross road

Chen Xiaoou

sunflowers-
the roundabout of children
around the field

Angela Giordano

strawberry syrup
on grandma's silver tray
a maple leaf

Mircea Moldovan

dry riverbed
a boat in the mud awaits
rainy season

Zoran Doderovic

just after sunrise
the heat begins to build and
the bees are ready

Helen McCarthy

The sound of waves
Crashing on the seashore
A call for prayer

Anita Bacha

high above
the morning traffic
birds soar

tiffany liz mackay

scattered trash
how skillfully the crow
examines

tiffany liz mackay

iced watermelon
just asking for it makes the
hot air feel cooler

Helen McCarthy

Summer -
longer days
shorter sleeves

Claire Thom

August afternoon
a fly walks
across the table

marc brimble

just enough shade
from the slender oaks
mountain sun

B. L. Bruce

summer heat
a few garden dwarfs
water the lawn

Mircea Moldovan

rising waves —
my nephew lies supine
on his board

Goran Gatalica

learning to surf . . .
the pelicans fly right
over the waves

Goran Gatalica

holidays in the mountains -
deviation from the route
after a butterfly

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

wrapping
mom's saree around -
the tune of her lullaby

Ram Chandran

over the rocks
a spiny constellation
of purple urchins

Goran Gatalica

rosehip bush
injured blackbird's baby
learning to fly

Mircea Moldovan

scattered fog
a dove eats from my palm
in the morning at 6

Mircea Moldovan

bamboo sticks:
above each tanzaku
a wish

Angela Giordano

sky in bloom
white petals drift on
warm blue air

Helen McCarthy

squatting pigeon
pecks the lamppost
breaking dawn

Katherine E Winnick

summer showers
a playful bird
doesn't mind

tiffany liz mackay

vintage tablecloths
lifted by the breeze, smelling
of my grandmother

Patricia Brooks

in the street
escaped cows running
past McDonalds

marc brimble

white bells
that makes no sound
lily of the valley

Chen Xiaoou

dragonfly resting
quietly on sun-filled fence -
instant sundial

Ceri Marriott

childhood memories . . .
expecting to hear
that seashell sound

Goran Gatalica

overgrown forest
in a twinkling galaxy
of fireflies

Goran Gatalica

early summer
dry sheet smells
different again

Christopher Calvin

rooster's noise
in the summer afternoon
mint lemonade

Mircea Moldovan

starless night
being hugged
by cosmic silence

Christopher Calvin

summer breeze -
the waves carry ashore
the blue of the sky

Dan Iulian

the front yard chicks
running around - my own
responsibility

Ernesto P. Santiago

oppressive heat-
in the shadow of the wall
gasps a dog

Angela Giordano

fireflies's swarm -
sharing the night
with moonligt

Mircea Moldovan

summer solstice
a lizard takes a nap
on the old wagon

Mircea Moldovan

Abandoned old boot
A loveless robin soon squats
Seeking her phoenix

Mark Greener

in my camera's eye
shining in the long rays
lavender field

Goran Gatalica

ripening olives . . .
I reach out to touch
the gnarled bark

Goran Gatalica

paddle boats
in the water lily lake
gently rocking
睡蓮の池に静かに揺れる舟

Christina Chin

morning silence -
just the quiver of a
dandelion fluff

Katja Fox

a lake of blue sky
mirrored in the water beneath
shimmering clouds

Ceri Marriott

quiet hillside —
lifted against the sky
the deer's antlers

Goran Gatalica

hot today
the damselflies dance
with the dawn

Helen McCarthy

curled up
under the shade of a tree
orange peel

Claire Thom

old photos
not as wrinkled as
we are now

Claire Thom

acacia in bloom
little girl feeding sweet flowers
to her dolls

Elena Malec

first day of summer
a little girl drowing
sun on the pavement

Zoran Doderović

evening stroll
returning home to the nest
crows

Robert Kingston

lifeless desert
the profile of sand hills
changes lively

Chen Xiaoou

summer breeze
the fresh laundry
on clotheslines

Goran Gatalica

the cries of gulls
enjoying the feel
of warm sunshine

Goran Gatalica

music is free—
in the neighborhood park
a hummingbird

Ernesto P. Santiago

midday sun
a squirrel hot foots it
across the road

Robert Kingston

the same spot
beneath the bush
yesterday’s wren

Robert Kingston

silent night
hearing a train
a mile away

Chen Xiaoou

Like picking flowers
children choose each other in
a summery buzz

Jules K Blue

duvet day
reluctant to leave
its soft mists

Helen McCarthy

one memory
after another, floating
paper boats

Christopher Calvin

piano concerto -
accompanied by the strings
of the rain

Dan Iulian

forest walk
only birdsong
for morning tune

Christopher Calvin

away from home
I stay with the bees
for a while

Christopher Calvin

lily pads -
a dragonfly scanning
its shadow

Florin C. Ciobica

visiting grandma . . .
crumbled into hot water
the pu-erh tea cakes

Goran Gatalica

across the bay
pink-tinted mountains
bidding a friend farewell

B. L. Bruce

gray morning
lifting from the coast bramble
taste of salt

B. L. Bruce

snail way
what is
the rush

Elena Malec

above the lips
the flavors of childhood-
first cherries

Angela Giordano

cabbage garden
a slug looks for his home
every night

Mircea Moldovan

scent of linden tree
a baby in the strollers
falling asleep

Zoran Doderovic

pomegranate jewels
dancing on my tongue
bursting scarlet

Katherine E Winnick

lagoon afterglow
an egret staring
through stained glass

Richard L. Matta

Stacked high at the store
Regular as Girl Scout treats
Blueberries are in

Jean Gordon Kocienda

Mango creamy smooth
Cold and orange in my hand
Summer’s first smoothie

Jean Gordon Kocienda

beyond the gate
my dad's combine harvester
full of fireflies

Goran Gatalica

no need
for any color
blackbird's song

Mirela Brăilean

beneath the petals
the scent of peonies
a bee

Katherine E Winnick

swarm of beesperfuming
the entire street
old acacia tree

Elena Malec

light rainthe
lark in the nest
dry the song

Angela Giordano

blissful
watching butterflies
kiss flowers

Luke Levi

quiet afternoon
only the chant of the bees
drifting to heaven

Helen McCarthy

Spring night, birdsong
Drifting into sleep it stops
Starts when I awake

Lucy Beevor

clear sky-
the step is lightened
among the peach trees in bloom

Angela Giordano

spring breeze –
from the grass
waving a cat's tail

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

whirlwind -
waltzing dandelion fluffs
across the border

Lavana Kray

morning stroll . . .
the idle hum of the bees
in my cochlear implant

Goran Gatalica

pressed petals
the fragrance permeates
through the chapters

Chen Xiaoou

swallowtail resting-
collecting my thoughts
among wildflowers

Elena Malec

my six-year-old niece
collecting shells at the beach
to restock her shop

Claire Thom

dawn in the garden -
in every dewdrop
sparkling one sun

Dan Iulian

summer drought
darker than usual
his farmer's tan

Nika

forgotten path
pointing my way home
butterflies's swarm

Mircea Moldovan

In the clear moonlight
Voluptuous pink bloom
Midst of marshmallows

Anita Bacha

grass whispers
overhead telling
lovers' tales

Helen McCarthy

red potter wasp...
in the mud nest a green caterpillar
緑の芋虫赤蜂の泥の巣に

Christina Chin

Wrapped in peonies
Tightly bound
Kimono's embrace

Natalie Leon

climate change –
the garlic is quite late
in sprouting

Goran Gatalica

father and son
building sand castles -
making childhood memories

Ceri Marriott

a frog gurgles
under the lily pad
blossoming lotus

Katherine E Winnick

in the echo
of our breath -
green seedlings grow

Katja Fox

the busy road
cars, pedestrians and
goats

Yasir Farooq

a star leaves the pond ...
the water lily opens
at dawn

Mircea Moldovan

spring rain
joy of tadpoles
in new puddles

Christopher Calvin

marshmallow petals
falling from a bubble tree
blossom candyland

Helen McCarthy

how many seasons
will we bloom again, these old
cherry trees and I

Helen McCarthy

on the red roofs
a flight of swallows-
i travel with them

Angela Giordano

no breeze
among poppies
heat wave

Florin C. Ciobica

bluebells
their scent stirs
the silence

Florin C. Ciobica

for a short time
escorting a butterfly -
the wanderer wind

Dan Iulian

blackbird sings a song
of resounding beauty -
the day starts with a smile

Ceri Marriott

spring wind
swinging chimes
celebrating

Christopher Calvin

night lake
under each water lily
a sleeping star

Mircea Moldovan

summer night
staring at a star that
exists no longer

Chen Xiaoou

A warm welcome
in front of the station -
a chestnut blooming

Zoran Doderovic

abracadabra . . .
the overlapping shadows
of first butterflies

Goran Gatalica

childhood
shaping all clouds
sky artist

Christopher Calvin

Dog days
the drowsy buzz
of bees

Mirela Brailean

five o'clock tea
the canary's yellow song
trouble the silence

Mircea Moldovan

warm stone -
a butterfly alights
on Buddha's shoulder

Lavana Kray

water lily
all over the old pond
no moon reflected

Chen Xiaoou

duck waddles over lawn
pursued by a line of chicks -
spring on the move

Ceri Marriott

back from school
afternoon milk tea
jar of cookies

Anita Bacha

all across the seas
the song of the humpback whale-
all we need is love

Katja Fox

A hillock of silken sheets,
dunes of sand,
desert sand.

Arjumand Rasiwala

crow black as night
perched on blossoming branch
quiet melancholy

Dahlia Sen

tedious sleeping
a round, blackened pebble drools
under the fish tails

Kexin Huang

the spring we longed for
hustlng through wild flowers in order
next up, the bluebells

Patricia Brooks

A spring rain
soaked the scarecrow’s
new garment.

Zoran Doderovic

Elegant willow
Wears its furry flower coat -
Hum of happy bees.

Thomas Connolley

daughter's wedding . . .
the cherry petals fall
like confetti

Goran Gatalica

cackling fire
warming up
the frozen feeling

Christopher Calvin

the full nests-
how to fill the void
of this heart

Angela Giordano

goshawk overhead
the wings of death are wide and
often quite unheard

Helen McCarthy

new neighbors
discreet and perfect –
turtle doves family

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

the sun settles
on a handwritten note
apple blossoms
花林檎手書きのメモに日の落ちて

Christina Chin

bonsai garden
sculpting life
little by little

Christopher Calvin

Lord of the manor
Comes to greet his guests - resplendent
Peacock display

Ceri Marriott

Beyond the breakers
A dolphin’s spout breaks the waves
The cry of seagulls

Geoffrey Philp

just the vagrant wind
daring to shake
a twig in bloom

Dan Iulian

scent of hyacinth
fills the empty room -
mother's birthday

Zoran Doderovic

new dawn
the faint whisper
of new life

Katja Fox

for three weeks
raining
can't dry the washing

marc brimble

Skipping stones
Our discussion leap
Into nothingness

Christopher Calvin

New leaves have masked
last year's litter —
tidy old town.

Andrew Smith

sunflower buds
the unchallenge dominion
of a dark bee

Ernesto P. Santiago

spring morning
the cherry blossoms' flavor
of my coffee

Mirela Brăilean

gentle breeze
blossom falls and floats to earth
showering confetti

Ceri Marriott

open window -
a dandelion fluff pairs up
with baby's hair

Lavana Kray

bombing Mariupol
a frenzied garble of wind
between the ruins

Goran Gatalica

April rain-
the smell of the earth
above the skin

Angela Giordano

hanami festival
happy gathering of
pink kimonos

Chen Xiaoou

frisky wind
showers of petals
fly like snow

Helen McCarthy

returning to the nest
a mountain swallow
cut the sky in half

Mircea Moldovan

cautious crowds with masks
Hanami more difficult
for those with glasses

Claire Thom

How soon we forget
Magnolia's pale beauty
When cherries blossom.

Thomas Connolley

exquisite wild flowers
Easter bluebells
イースターベル美しく野辺に咲く

Christina Chin

time to mow the lawn
baby rabbit feasts on grass -
put lawn mower back

Ceri Marriott

as far
as the eye can see
sakura

Mirela Brăilean

planetarium
the star projector pinpoints
spirals of our dust

John Hawkhead

coffee's gone cold
cup still half full
April fool

Sen

fluttering
two white butterflies
become one

Zoran Doderovoc

morning fishing
father and son
drink dew from clay cups

Mircea Moldovan

apple pip planted
by three year old grandaughter
blossoming now, too

Patricia Brooks

a walk in the woods
where the unseen is
where the unheard lies

Christopher Calvin

long rain -
a smell of apple pie
flooding the village

Lavana Kray

The crab
walks sideways
avoiding problems

marc brimble

clusters of stars
in the green sky
spring on margosa

Daya Bhat

level crossing
my glance fluttering
with butterflies

Zoran Doderovic

brimming
bromeliad cups
spring showers

dl mattila

left the laundry on
the line overnight and woke
to find it frozen

Jules K Blue

on every tree
ten thousand leaves and
my life one

Helen McCarthy

a bell far away
chiming-in spring-wind
遠くより響く鐘の音春の風

Christina Chin

spring down
cat's eyes and ears
filled with chirping

Zoran Doderovic

The first dog in space
Laika!
come back!

marc brimble

wild horses
drinking water from warm puddles
first rainbow

Mircea Moldovan

A burst of spring blooms
Erases distant thoughts of
Life’s impermanence

Therese Adachi

snap dragon
stops and starts
talking hands

Ernesto P. Santiago

rainy evening -
in every drop at the window
a street lamp

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

Winter’s frozen fingers
Warmed by spring’s purple blossoms
And a coat of butterflies

Malcolm Rothery

departing winter -
even the roadside weeds
feel like hope

Deborah A. Bennett

Lone child at border
Drags plastic bag and passport
Through all this darkness.

Clair Ballantyne

church bell
striking at wrong time
a violent tempest

Chen Xiaoou

true darkness dwells
lamps lit at night in spring
the white envelope glows

Miwa Vicary

crowded birds
on the frozen fence -
cancelled flights

Lavana Kray

In the cold east wind
The bird feeder swings
Brimful with seeds

Lucy Beevor

gibbons come for breakfast
island resort
リゾート島朝食にくる手長猿

Christina Chin

on the platform waiting
only pigeons -
abandoned station

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

rain sprinkles
a slow rhythm
of reflection

Christopher Calvin

See the lights downtown
Imagine all the people
Feel the plane take off

Evelyn Wood

Spring, summer, autumn
Yellows, greens, oranges, and reds
Bleached to winter white

Malcolm Rothery

wintry dusk
field hare tracks going
back to childhood

Florin C. Ciobica

abandoned house -
on the snowy stairs
fresh footprints

Lavana Kray

on a leaf that
flutters past my window
rides a butterfly

Chen Xiaoou

quiet sunrise
in the dog's empty cage
a duck and ducklings

Mircea Moldovan

the field horsetails are
listening to endless chatting
without sitting down

Miwa Vicary

the snowman
ready to leave, looks
at the river

Zoran Doderovic

winter sun
quietly leaving
the conversation

Christopher Calvin

sudden pour
an eagle lighting
on the branch

Chen Xiaoou

winter sky -
in my watercolor
the brush opens the cherry blossoms

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

Felled trunks and lopped limbs,
soon nothing but kinks in the path,
after the storm.

Andrew Smith

Curling medals shared
Great Britain and Japan -
Women top the world

Ceri Marriott

springtime symphony
forgotten bulbs bloom again
sea of irises

Kevin Hogg

I gaze into blue
An orange-peel sun squeezes
Sweet clouds stained with juice

Esther Greaves

not the wind through the pines -
but my mother's voice
in mine

Deborah A. Bennett

cafe on stilts
down below a monitor lizard in search of scraps
モニターに蜥蜴や高床式のカフェ

Christina Chin

snow storm –
refreshing wild flowers
in tea bags

Lavana Kray

A small frozen leaf
Shivering in the cold world
Tears of silent souls

Seija Virtanen

budding plume trees
my mother takes from the closet
a storks kimono

Mircea Moldovan

End of winter day.
A snowman left only
in the schoolyard.

Zoran Doderovic

while wishing for
a dream of seven colors
a girl eats hina-arare

Miwa Vicary

come papa, come quick!
on the front porch swing
a bored bug

Ernesto P. Santiago

Color of the sky
Contrasts the heat of the week
A brief cool down

Ethan Schmitt

from me were you at
a distance away, or close by—
red firefly?

Ernesto P. Santiago

Snowflake symmetry
Perfection gently falling
Trodden underfoot

Malcolm Rothery

a single snowflake
drifts past my windowpane
the neighbour hides

Katherine E Winnick

Wilted leaves
A universe unfolds
Inside my chawan

Natalie Leon

Sun-warmed cracked landscape
Moss forested, lichen lawned -
Ancient garden wall.

Thomas Connolley

red brolly
dancing down the road - toddler
splashing in a puddle

Ceri Marriott

window sill--
bread crumb after bread crumb
close friend, crow and I

Christopher Calvin

dry rivers –
a frog leaps
in Bashō’s pond

Lavana Kray

spring fever
I can't drive the cold
out of my bones

Florin C. Ciobica

spring sun
a cat walks its kittens
on the rotten fence

Mircea Moldovan

Sparkling like strings of pearl,
glistening morning dew,
pearly dew drops.

Arjumand Rasiwala

train station window –
a cloud of freight
passes without stopping

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

February, cold
and dull — a red rose on the pillow
warms the heart

Ceri Marriott

​high snow -
a starling pecks the button
of the door bell

Lavana Kray

Write in the orchard
Sun dazed ink sodden pages
Quietly happy

Hebe Pollard Smith

high-speed northbound train
fields blur by as landscapes wake
faster than a swift

Kevin Hogg

the distant hill
it is never too green
there a few daisies tremble

Mircea Moldovan

Thunder and lightning.
The names of centuries
engraved in stone.

Zoran Doderovic

mango trees
whispering earth's truth
still waters

Katherine E Winnick

frozen window
next to the hot tea
a postcard with Mount Fuji

Mircea Moldovan

In the street
a butterfly
red and yellow cars

Marc Brimble

COVID restrictions—
The snow continues to fall
during quarantine

Ben Grafström

​white horses gallop
rabbits scud across the sky
swiftly shifting clouds

Kevin Hogg

Snowdrops, white capped heads
Nodding gently in breeze - spring
Around the corner

Ceri Marriott

snowy day
the way back home
twice as long

Chen Xiaoou

snowflakes
a surplus of silence
in the cemetery

Florin C. Ciobica

parents’ place –
dozing off in their house
two snails

Lavana Kray

winter daybreak
in the net of bare branches
the sky is braided

Zoran Doderovic

Drumming and drilling
Going on In the distance -
Woodpecker at work

Ceri Marriott

silver white smelt
the scent flows like a melody
in boiled red plums

Miwa Vicary

Creeping evenfall;
a smooth silver moon whispers
to the falling sun.

Grace Greaves

​singing with joy
while I hang out the washing
cheerful sparrows

Claire Thom

winter thunder
a herd of chamois
above the pines

Mircea Moldovan

a bear family
at the city gates
pale morning light

Mircea Moldovan

Slate skies, muddy paths
Pond half glazed with meagre ice -
White joy of two swans.

Thomas Connolley

Fragile, winter winds
Susurrus of rustling leaves
Shall we draw the drapes?

Therese Adachi

A bickering cloud
Jackdaws swoop as dusk descends
Gone - all is quiet.

Clair Ballantyne

Gloaming hour,
golden glow of sundown,
glorious Twilight.

Arjumand Rasiwala

little fly
cleaning your hands
keep me good company

Paul Griffiths

Cut flowers, pine cones
Bringing us the winter sun
Standing in the vase

Erin Niimi Longhurst

​Blanket fog
Ducks' wings gleam like moving mud
Across an invisible field

Ceri Marriott

I lie still in grass
It waves and yields to me
Small quiet slumber

Hebe Pollard Smith

I stare at the shelves
Cereal in brown boxes
Is better for me.

Clair Ballantyne

joyful patchwork
in the middle of sewing
I miss the passing years

Miwa Vicary

crisper mornings
longer days
a fresh start

Kevin Hogg

Plunged in midnight gloom,
The city of violet haze,
Quietly I walk.

Esther Greaves

The gate is broken
There is nobody around
A breeze is blowing

壊れた門誰でもないが おそよ風

André Rostant