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summer heat--
in a linden’s shadow
the scent of freedom
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (August 2024)*
***
spring garden –
from here to the moon
the scent of flowers
grădină de primăvară -
de aici până la lună
parfumul florilor
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crowded street -
a beggar's hat filled with
the scent of spring
stradă aglomerată -
pălăria unui cerşetor plină cu
parfumul primăverii *Enchanted Garden, Issue 6 - Publication (February 2024)*
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places of childhood
still the same colour
of forget-me-nots
millions of stars -
a conversation with God
without words
still the same colour
of forget-me-nots
millions of stars -
a conversation with God
without words
*LEAF Issue Two - Publication (December 2023)*
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a signpost
lost in the mist
autumn’s last day
fresh bread -
from the old bakery
the smell of childhood
*LEAF Issue One - Publication (June 2023)*
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The morning jogging,
Through a flowering meadow,
Spring scent of her hair.
*Gila River Indian Community, Arizona, USA - Thirst Annual Haiku Ramble Contest - Winning poem (June 2023)*
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without money--the scent of spring in a wallet
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emptiness around -
the morning silence filled with
the glow of Buddha
*Wichita State University, Kansas, USA - JCA 3rd Annual Haiku Contest - Honorable Mention (April 2023)*
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no lottery luck--
day after day
her love
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (February 2023)*
***
alone in the dark--
a nightingale’s song
from here to dawn
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (January 2023)*
***
forgotten promise –
in an autumn puddle
the rising sun
***
no more wishes
under falling stars
my hand in yours
**76th Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest - Honorable Mention (October 2022)**
***
Ayutthaya temples--
the sound of past ages
absorbed by silence
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (July 2022)*
***
after the war--
the green of clover
on their graves
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (June 2022)*
***
*Consulate General of Japan in Toronto the Sakura Haiku Challenge - Selected haiku (April 2022)*
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fresh snow—
from here to somewhere
a new path
***
paths in the fog
absorbed by autumn
former dreams
*Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, Volume 5:1, Autumn/Winter 2021 - 2022 - Publication (December 2021)*
***
autumn evening –
the loneliness absorbs
the taste of wine
an old temple –
a silent prayer deepens
the silence
*13th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum Haiku Contest - Publication (October 2021)*
***
rice fields--
under conical hats
hidden drops of sweat
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (September 2021)*
***
end of the summer—
the calm surface of a lake
absorbs the twilight
*The Society of Classical Poets 2021 Haiku Competition - Runner-up (September 2021)*
***
hot summer night--
from silence
a snake hiss
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (August 2021)*
***
after the gale--
from silence the sound
of cicada
***
still the same way--
through a flowering meadow
our love
***
autumn moonlight –
a homeless man falls asleep
on his own shadow
***
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in my mind
changed thoughts--
a whole new world
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (September 2020)*
***
a new dawn –
yesterday’s people
that I forgave
*The Haiku Foundation Monthly Kukai - Honorable Mention (August 2020)*
***
Her warm wordsat sunrise
melting icicles
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (February 2020)*
***
mountain path--
closer and closer to heaven
my prayer
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (December 2019)*
***
grandparents’ house--
from room to room
deep autumn silence
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (November 2019)*
***
Wedding
Anniversary—
still
the same scent
of
cherry blossoms
* Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2019- Honourable Mention (October 2019)*
***
another life –
around the golden
Buddha
a mosquito
*Haikuniverse - Publication (September 2019)*
***
Thai heat--
looking for my
own shadow
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (August 2019)*
***
Tom Yum Kung--
what a spicy taste
on her lips
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (November 2018)*
***
her whisper--
an old secret
in my ear
***
they’re gone--
an old house veranda
filled with dusk
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (August 2018)*
***
dark maze –
ten eyes
on my fingers
on my fingers
*Haikuniverse - Publication (July 2018)*
***
Loneliness--losing
my shadow in the mist
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (July 2018)*
***
The whole universe
around her--
fireflies
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (June 2018)*
*10th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest - Publication (August 2018)*
a lonely alley -
the twilight absorbs the scent
of cherry blossoms
*HAIKU MASTERS-TV-NHK WORLD-JAPAN - Runner up (May 2018)*
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starry night -
discovering the universe
in her eyes
*Haikuniverse - Publication (November 2017)*
***
Engagement ring--
her voiceless answer
in the eyes
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (October 2017)*
***
summer sea--
hot breeze in her hair
wave after wave
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (August 2017)*
***
lonely walk -
stolen by the new moon
my shadow
*Haikuniverse - Publication (July 2017)*
***
crossroads -
between the past and the future
the stone Buddha
...
double rainbow –
words of a doctor:
the twins
between the past and the future
the stone Buddha
...
double rainbow –
words of a doctor:
the twins
*9th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest - Publication (July 2017)*
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July heat--
thousands of sunsets
skyscrapers’
windows
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (July 2017)*
***
*Failed Haiku Issue 19 - Publication (July 2017)*
***
winter pond -
even the sun
frozen
*University of Tehran Haiku Contest 2017 - 3rd Place (April 2017)*
***
deep mist –
my sight
in my ears
my sight
in my ears
*Haikuniverse - Publication (April 2017)*
***
*Golden Triangle Haiku Contest - Awarded (February 2017)*
***
Lights of Bangkok--
discovered in her eyes
moonlight
...
In your embrace
the warmth of a heartbeat--
melting snow
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (February 2017)*
***
Winter butterfly?
her pink lipstick
on my cheek
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (February 2017)*
***
melting snow –
the warmth of her whisper
in my ear
*Haikuniverse - Publication (January 2017)*
***
Promises--
from an autumn tree
leaf after leaf
from an autumn tree
leaf after leaf
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (December 2016)*
***
Good luck charm
in my hand
her hand
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (November 2016)*
***
Typhoon hit--
the stone Buddha
in the stillness
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (November 2016)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (September 2016)*
***
Hot summer dawn--
giving thanks to God
another breath
giving thanks to God
another breath
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (September 2016)*
***
*The Mainichi - Publication (September 2016)*
***
Running track--
Olympic sprinter faster
than his shadow
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (September 2016)*
***
loneliness —
the scent of cherry blossoms
fills the silence
the scent of cherry blossoms
fills the silence
* Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2016- Honourable Mention (September 2016)*
***
Summer swelter--
deep in the pond
the sun
***
fresh snow–
traces of a homeless
to somewhere
***
Dear Marek Kozubek
Greetings to you. Along with my colleague here in Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, we are planning to publish a textbook containing international haiku in English for teaching university-level English-language education. We would like to include your haiku shown below in the book.
fog thinning out --
more and more visible
the way to nowhere
We look forward to international students studying English learning from your work and becoming more familiar with your poetry. Our source for haiku in our textbook (and your work we are asking to present) is sourced from the LHA Archive. In this way, international students here can easily access more of your work online. We will self-publish the book as a non-profit work, and any proceeds will be used for educational haiku research activities.
Thank you for your consideration,
Richard Gilbert
Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
April 2, 2016
April 2, 2016
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Morning prayer--
discovered in dewdrops
pieces of sky
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (April 2016)*
***
*Sharpening The Green Pencil 2016 - Third Prize (April 2016)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (February 2016)*
***
Wet hands--
plantation in the sky
rice seedlings
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (February 2016)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (January 2016)*
***
Far from hometown--
only the moon
familiar
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (January 2016)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (December 2015)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (November 2015)*
***
Old wine--the taste of feelings
on her lips
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (November 2015)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (October 2015)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (September 2015)*
***
Midsummer night--
too short for a dream
too short for a dream
about you
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (September 2015)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (August 2015)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (July 2015)*
***
słońce w zenicie -
wiekowy posąg Buddy
we własnym blasku
...
światło księżyca -
we własny cień wtulony
bezpański kundel
*WAKAI HAIKU - I i II miejsce (Czerwiec 2015)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (June 2015)*
***
big city lights –
the flash of your eyes
in the crowd
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (May 2015)*
***
Sweltering--
loosening my tie
to breathe
***
*WHIRLIGIG Vol.VI - Print Publication (May 2015)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (April 2015)*
***
no dream —
the moonlight filled with
a nightingale’s song
*Folded Word-Lab - Awarded Haiku (April 2015)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (March 2015)*
***
After a quarrel
from under melting snow
first snowdrop
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (March 2015)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (February 2015)*
***
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*World Haiku Association - Publication (January 2015)*
***
Another New Year--
I love her
in the same way
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (January 2015)*
***
child's prayer--
the faith that moves
mountains
*The Mainichi - Publication (August 2014)*
***
crossroads –
wherever I look
an autumn dusk
wherever I look
an autumn dusk
..
a pond from childhood –
the autumn wind blurs
wrinkles on a face
* 6-th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum- Publication (July 2014)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (June 2014)*
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pozawijany
wiosenny błękit nieba -
meandry rzeki
*WAKAI HAIKU - Wyróżnienie (Czerwiec 2014)*
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*Polskie Haiku II Edycja KUKAI - I Miejsce (Czerwiec 2014)*
***
*Polskie Haiku II Edycja - III Miejsce (Czerwiec 2014)*
***
Thunder dies away--
the first conversation
after a quarrel
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (June 2014)*
***
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*DailyHaiga - Publication (May 2014)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (April 2014)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (March 2014)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (February 2014)*
***
I love her--
the whole universe
within reach
---
Old lake -
cold wind wrinkles
the blue of the sky
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (February 2014)*
***
From winter--
a long journey
into her hot heart
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (January 2014)*
***
*The Living Haiku Anthology - Anthology (January 2014)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (December 2013)*
***
next chemotherapy —
tousled by the wind
an autumn tree
tousled by the wind
an autumn tree
The 17th Mainichi Haiku Contest - Honorable Mention (December 2013)*
***
frosty night--
the creaking of snow blazes
a way into the unknown
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (December 2013)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (November 2013)*
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odeszli...
jesienny wiatr sprząta
liście na ścieżce
jesienny wiatr sprząta
liście na ścieżce
*FINCH NEST/GNIAZDO ZIĘBY Konkurs nr 12-- jesień - I miejsce (Listopad 2013)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (October 2013)*
***
*MAVEN Certificate - My Name flies to Mars (June 2013)*
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rain, sun, rain --
from under an umbrella
her smile
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (May 2013)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (May 2013)*
***
so many words
without a word--
your hand in mine
*The Mainichi - Publication (April 2013)*
*The Mainichi - Best of 2013*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (March 2013)*
***
after radiotherapy--
through an icicle
sunrise
*The Mainichi - Publication (March 2013)*
*The Mainichi - Best of 2013*
***
*Tomik (Listopad 2012)*
***
meadow at dawn -
from a scarecrow's arm
bird's singing
***
morning meadows--
from flower to flower
her spring scent
*Mainichi Daily News - Publication (July 2012)*
***
spring puddle -
a piece of the sky
between us
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (July 2012)*
***
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autumn dusk -
in an empty room
unfinished puzzle
*Mainichi Daily News - Publication (December 2011)*
*The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2011 (February 2012)*
***
Searching
for someone to talk to-
autumn moon
for someone to talk to-
autumn moon
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (October 2011)*
***
poranna łąka
od zapachu do zapachu
brzęczenie pszczoły
..
hiszpańska melodia
piękna kobieta tańczy
ze swoim cieniem
***
nasz dawny pomost
ślady spacerów
rozmyte w chmurach
ślady spacerów
rozmyte w chmurach
nocny spacer -
gdzieś pomiędzy gwiazdami
zbłąkana myśl
*Libertas - Publikacja (Maj 2011)*
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bitter tea
between sips
her sweet smile
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (April 2011)*
link
***
in your eyes
the eight colour
of the rainbow
*Mainichi Daily News - Publication (February 2011)*
*Mainichi Daily News - Annual Selection 2011(March 2012)*
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pierwszy śnieg -
jej słowa o
dziewictwie
*Konkurs u Eddiego - I miejsce (Luty 2011)*
***
fading rainbow -
a letter from
the forgotten friend
*The 14th Mainichi Haiku Contest - Honorable Mention (January 2011)*
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*The EUROPEAN TOP 100*
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fog thinning out--
more and more visible
the way to nowhere
more and more visible
the way to nowhere
*Mainichi Daily News - Publication (December 2010)*
*Mainichi Daily News - Annual Selection 2010 (March 2011)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (November 2010)*
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (October 2010)*
her summer dress
in breaths of the windwave after wave
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (October 2010)*
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kałuża po burzy
laska niewidomego potrząsa tęczą
z twoim szeptem
bicie serca - wiosenny grzmot
po kłótni
wciąż bez słowa -
pierwszy przebiśnieg
*Poezja.exe.pl - Publikacje (Sierpień 2010)*
link
***
*World Haiku Association - Publication (July 2010)*
***
old friends--
a smell of forget-me-notsat dusk
*Mainichi Daily News - Publication (July 2010)*
link
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link
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spring leaves--
the green of her eyes
remembered
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (May 2010)*
link
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without words--
the red rose scent
between our lips
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (March 2010)*
link
***
winter haiku--
a sheet of paper
still in white
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (December 2009)*
link
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loneliness
the sound of an old guitar
from here to the moon
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (October 2009)*
link
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jesienna słota
światła stolicy barwią
tysiące kałuż
link
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spring meadows
the scent of primroses
plucked for no one
*Lyrical Passion Poetry - 2nd Place (Spring 2009)*
link
***
cockroach on the wall -
from the throat of my sister
one hundred decibels
*NC State University Insect Museum - Honorable Mention (April 2009)*
link
***
the waft of spring
a butterfly on the hand
of sumo master
link
***
falling dusk
she tells me about
conceived child
*The 12th Mainichi Haiku Contest - Honorable Mention (December 2008)*
link
***
bez cytryny
twoja kwaśna mina
w herbacie
zmierzch zimowy
zmierzające donikąd
ślady bezdomnego
stara kapliczka
święty Antoni
bez głowy
zgarbiony starzec -
czego szuka w kałuży
w tę noc bezchmurną
jezioro nocą
łódź rybacka płynie
na księżyc
zwalona kuźnia
trzy szczęścia
w rękach złomiarza
wiatr osuszył łzy
w twoich oczach rozkwita
nadbrzeżna łąka
zapach poranny
przedarł się przez szuwary
początek maja
odjazd pociągu
dwa rozpięte guziki
w bluzce kasjerki
szmery potoku
z kamienia na kamień
w ryk niedźwiedzia
link
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All Souls' Day
more and more
familiar names
Jour des Morts
de plus en plus
de noms familiers
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (October 2008)*
link
*vincent-calebasse.blogspot - Publication (November 2010)*
link
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yellowed meadows
a little bit of green
in your blue eyes
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (October 2008)*
link
***
first snow
tracks of a homeless man
from sill to sill
link
***
sweltering heat
a few cool words
from her
*Mainichi Daily News - Publication (August 2008)*
link
***
starry night
across the August sky
wish after wish
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (August 2008)*
link
***
spring puddle
a frog jumps over
the moon
link
***
love melody--
on keys of the piano
her cool touch
*Asahi Haikuist Network - Publication (February 2008)*
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***
fresh snow -
how many new ways
to trampling down
link
***
afternoon coffee
scrap of the moon
in my cup
*The Shiki Monthly Kukai - Publication (January 2008)*
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te jej oczy –
w piątym ruchu
tracę hetmana
po pas w śniegu –
świątek spróchniałym palcem
wskazuje drogę
czwarta zero pięć
stary zegar za barem
wybija północ
*Mała Antologia Haiku Po Polsku- Publikacje (2007)*
link
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rain in blossoms
dies away
nightingale's song
river after storm
one end of rainbow
on every bank
weeping willow in buds
between branches smell of
primroses
*Sol Magazine - Publications (April 2007)*
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zmierzch na mokradłach
drżą kaczeńce przed sierpem
księżyca
broszka biebrzańska
na kształtnej piersi spoczął
bagienny motyl
liście z drzew
na brzegu wiatr układa
jesienne puzzle
*Haiku Meandrujące - III miejsce (Grudzień 2005)*
link
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żołędziem w nos -
i ty przeciw mnie
stary dębie
wiosna w parku
ławka i dziewczyna
świeżo malowane
link
***
calm surface of lake
sudden puff of evening wind
shook up July moon
*Sol Magazine - Publication (July 2005)*
link
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przebłyski świtu
szmery ukryte we mgle -
dzień dobry Biebrzo!
z drugiego brzegu
śpiew słowika
cicho sza kaczki!
pod skrzydłami ważek
strzępią się
kwiaty firletki
upał nad Biebrzą
łabędź zanurza szyję
w słońcu
link
***
after spring storm
rainbow old tree
freshly colored
*Sol Magazine - 2 nd Place (April 2005)*
***
winter stream
under hare's traces
muffled ripples
*Sol Magazine - Honorable Mention (January 2005)*
