The Australian Haiku Society welcomes contributions from haiku poets worldwide to the AHS Spring Equinox Haiku String 2019.
The String will remain open for contributions until Wednesday 25th September to accommodate international poets who may wish to take part.
rockpool
a small hand breaks
through the clouds
Vanessa Proctor
The haiku string has now closed. Please enjoy the contributions.
Haiku String – Instructions
AHS invites you to share with us your original haiku on the theme of Discovery. We invite you to explore a multiplicity of ideas in the String without using the word ‘discovery’.
The haiku will be linked by the subject Discovery. 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 Spring 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.
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after the rain
the stomp and splash
of tiny shoes
Carol Raisfeld
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around the bend
a meadow of poppies
as wide as the sky
Carol Raisfeld
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a firefly
falls off the sky . . .
meteor shower
too late
to remove the clothes . . .
sudden rain
voices
from the graveyard . . .
weaverbirds
Taofeek Ayeyemi (Aswagaawy)
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red sprouts —
pea-size hail dances
in the rain
— Elaine Andre
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ellipsis
a riverstorm
in your eyes
this night—
when a firefly
signs off
rabbit keeping
an ant appears
and becomes fur
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neon tetras
behind aquarium glass
a little boy’s gaze
.
up close
each particle of mist
lamp-lit
.
Simon Hanson
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bike path yellow with dandelions
by Roberta Beach Jacobson (USA)
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