AHS invites you to share with us your original haiku about City Life. This is a wide-ranging topic. We invite you to explore a multiplicity of ideas in the String without using the words ‘city life’.
The haiku will be linked by the subject City Life. It is not necessary for each haiku to relate to the one before it.
- 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 Autumn Equinox Haiku String 2019 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.
this late in the year
summer heat . . .
distant traffic thrums
Ross Clark
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protest rally in the rain
a storm cloud of umbrellas
until the sun comes out
outdoor café
more dogs in trendy coats
than people
Tsanka Shishkova
seasonal cleaning
no bin
for memories
rain
under the eaves
hobo with guitar
Tsanka Shishkova
autumn colors…
new bird feeders in
the schoolyard
pelting rain –
boy shares his umbrella
with a stray dog
perseids viewing …
so many couples
in the park
cold wind
the busker plays
a little out of tune
headlights
the night tram carries
the fallen leaves
city outskirts
the fog around
every corner
Nikolay Grankin
outside uni
bright smiles from
the kebab van
downtown walk
his orange t shirt
and silver handcuffs
supermarket special
my neighbour’s smile
as he packs shelves
poplar murmurs
the Pool of Reflection
shivering
Gavin Austin
bus shelter
the homeless man
unfurls a blanket
Gavin Austin
Opera House
an autumn breeze
fills the sails
Gavin Austin
faceless in Pitt Street
the homeless man
and his dog
Opera House steps
a lone seagull
stands with the tourists
autumn rain
a kookaburra
in my courtyard
crosswalk
bus and car horns
face to face
Carol Raisfeld, USA
downtown street
the smell of pine trees
from the taxi
Carol Raisfeld, USA
neon signs
street sleepers
tucked in shadows
Carol Raisfeld, USA