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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carrots and peas
soup warming on the
old stove
Rose van Son
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From Autumn strawman
To Winter Snowman
Chills my soul heart slows
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winter doldrums
looking both ways first
i eat the snowmans nose
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cold stony grin
white figure standing tall
icy wind whips
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black and grey
drawing fine lines
winter complexity
Myra King
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a heart-melting smile . . .
collecting berries
for winter pies
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white blanket
rent by a raven’s croak
silence keeps falling
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