Welcome, haiku poets worldwide to the Australian Haiku Society Summer Solstice Kukai. Entries close on the day of the Solstice, Sunday 22nd December.
Entries have now closed.
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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symbol of hope
shines
through burning skies
Jenny Pyatt
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solar wind
in the red heat of the flames
koala’s cry
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summer solstice –
almost at edge of moon
my breath
Maria Teresa Sisti
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rising or setting
both the same—our star
in the bushfire sky
Penny Harter
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in the womb
of our mother
cradle mountain
Marilyn Ashbaugh, image #1
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hands sweep past
in precise increments
now slowing
Andrew Carter
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