Congratulations to Australian haiku poet Jan Dobb for gaining second place in the 2016 Wild Plum Haiku Contest:
drifts of leaves
we listen to the colours
of grandma’s tales
– Jan Dobb
Another Australian haiku poet – Jayashree Maniyil – gained the First Honourable Mention in the same competition:
crackle of twigs
everywhere the smoke
gathering the sky
– Jayashree Maniyil
Full results – with comments from the judge an’ya – can be viewed through this link:
Australian Haiku Society 