Welcome, haiku poets worldwide to the Australian Haiku Society Winter Solstice Haiga Kukai. Entries close on midnight Sunday 28th of June AEST.
You are invited to 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 disregard your first entry.
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Good luck and enjoy!
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telegraph road
the perpetual message
of spring
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a ballgown of lace
grandmothers eyes glittering
with sparks of the past
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laughing all the way
there are no losers
in snowball fights
Ed Bremson, USA
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unexpected
arrival of winter
heartbeat
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messenger resting
only a fiery chest
to keep warm
Stephanie Cupido, Wellington-South Africa
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white morning —
a hawthorn bush
blushing again
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icy cold feet
my telephone keeps on
ringing
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