AHS invites you to share with us your original haiku about Peace, a subject that is particularly pertinent at Christmas time. There are many associations with peace such as harmony, freedom and stillness. We invite you to explore these ideas in the String without using the word ‘peace’.
The haiku will be linked by the subject Peace. It is not necessary for each haiku to relate to the one before it.
Contributions are now closed, but please read the entries in the comments below this post. Thank you to all contributors.
- Please contribute up to three of your best haiku.
- Haiku should be posted in the comment box at the end of the post.
- Haiku posted must be original work by the poet making the post. Please include your name below each haiku as you wish it to appear.
Posting your work in the AHS Summer Solstice Haiku String 2017 assumes the following:
Copyright of each haiku remains with the author. We request nonexclusive permission to publish your work on AHS website and to republish it in any future online collections on the AHS website.
the earth from space
our hopes and dreams
veiled in blue
Simon Hanson
Australian Haiku Society 
the last tick
on my Christmas list
… cool sheets
Quendryth Young
machine …
noticing the noise
when it stops
Quendryth Young
tangled chain
easing the knot till
all falls into place
Quendryth Young
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as clouds form
new patterns of shadow
filtered birdsong
Marietta McGregor
ocean swell
pebbles whispering
sea secrets
Marietta McGregor
orange cups
on the rock lichens
mountain silence
Marietta McGregor
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on a shaded bench
idly watching wavelets
birds in sheoaks
Giddy Nielsen-Sweep
during meditation
a child asks
how far does outer space go
Giddy Nielsen Sweep
clear blue sky
weather prediction for rain
winter solstice
Giddy Nielsen-Sweep
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late afternoon
mourning dove calls
down the golden hour
Peggy Hale Bilbro
this long pause
before returning to the journey
solstice
Peggy Hale Bilbro
longest day
or longest night
we share hope
Peggy Hale Bilbro
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hospital chapel
embracing each other
two patients
Marta Chocilowska
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to east
the sun brighten dark clouds…
the night fades
Lucia Cardillo
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rainbow-
on the boundary line
red poppies
angiola inglese
is different sunset
this evening-
white hydrangeas
angiola inglese
wind-
the tender green
of faded cherry
angiola inglese
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before sunrise
I sit with the stars
…waiting
Margaret Mahony
still water
a jellyfish
kisses the surface
Margaret Mahony
moonlight
in the park
I hear my children’s voices
Margaret Mahony
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