Welcome, haiku poets worldwide to the Australian Haiku Society Spring Equinox Haiga Kukai. Entries close on midnight 30th of September AEST.
Entries have now closed for this competition.
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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winter into spring
rain unpacks the heat
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Non-seasonal rewrite, apologies. Delete if not considered. A haiku about a trip to Singapore 2020.
burning the brightest
Thow Kwang pottery Jungle
treasures hidden in the dragons’ underbelly
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uneventful life
topped by fantasy
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sugary whirlpools
rainbows resting
on her tongue
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within spring’s whirl
an unborn
hope
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fairy floss colours
the shared sweetness
of celebration
Penny Szentkuti
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first school day –
mask and grandma’s cupcakes
in the folder
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first bite
circles of cream straightens
on her tongue
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