Welcome, haiku poets worldwide to the Australian Haiku Society Winter Solstice Kukai. Entries close on Saturday 29th June.
Write a haiku in response to the image.
Enter no more than one haiku per image. Haiku entered should not have been published previously in print or online, including in discussion forums. If you enter more than one haiku per image, only your first haiku will be considered.
Your name should appear on your entry as you would like to see it on the website.
The winning haiku will be displayed on the AHS website.
By entering the competition, entrants agree to make their haiku available for use on the AHS website, although copyright will remain with the author.
No correspondence will be entered into regarding winning entries.
To enter, post your haiku in the comment box. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the comment box.
If you make a mistake in your haiku, please post it again, including a note to ignore your first entry.
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Good luck!
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winter solstice –
the hat of snowman carried away
by the wind
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a black crow
looks at the snowman –
caw caw caw
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cherry blossoms
I still long for
the taste of snow flakes
Michael Smeer (Miko)
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Solstice celebrations…
children make a snowman
with sand
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snowball fight
grandpa’s belly
white with snow
.
Lucy Whitehead
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swinging round to chat,
scaffolder with his pole
unfazed by wintry gusts
Sheila K.Barksdale
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winter solstice—
the snowman’s
lopsided smile
Corine Timmer
(Netherlands/Portugal)
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