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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opening
breath mist lifts
a red sigh
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heart of winter
the feathered sunrise
of longing
Michael Dudley
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winter wheat
a breeze rattles
the wire act
Alan Summers
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in the middle of winter
a warm spell
just a flash of colour
Nathan Sidney
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the silence of snow
contrasts the flame robin’s
entrancing chirps
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seeing you again
the colour of Christmas
past
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the reprieve
of a warming
breath
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New Year’s dinner-
at the window the fake
snowman
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silent protest
a splash of blood
on white
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fox prints
in overnight snow …
morning stillness
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