Welcome, haiku poets worldwide to the Australian Haiku Society Summer Solstice Haiga Kukai. Entries close on midnight Sunday 28th of December 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!
Entries are now closed.
Shadows stretch
I calculate high tide
with anxious eyes
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beach hours
a myriad grains
shaped tall
Zina Ioannou
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beachside suburb
sunscreen inside
and out
Rose van Son
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rulers and statesmen —
sometimes those who seem strongest
are the first to fall
Beverley George
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summer tide –
castles reach for the sun
from bedrock
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tidal wave . . .
my dream castle too
sand to sand
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sand monument
childhood memories
flood my mind
Tom Staudt
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Brightest day of year
Sand beach reflecting sun rays
Calm and beautiful
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sandcastle
my grandson empties the beach
with his bucket
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halcyon days
we are made of sand
and water
Debbie Strange (Canada)
Wishing comfort and joy to all!
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