Welcome, haiku poets worldwide to the Australian Haiku Society Summer Solstice Haiga Kukai. Entries close on midnight 30th of December AEST.
You are invited to write a haiku in response to the image by Ron C. Moss.
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!

barefoot stroll
holiday tides etch
land and hearts
– Sam Tonkin
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The tide pulls softly
on my feet, promising ease
from the summer heat.
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In the still of night
I contemplate my own death
Calm and unafraid
Shane Cassidy, December 2022
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my son’s eyes
hidden in the summer waves –
so far away Australia
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digging in
out beyond the breakers
her memories
sb wright
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rushing
pedaling faster and faster
though life
catches up
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Happy Christmas Giddy- I equated with your haiku straight away
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keeping alert
for fear of the sharks
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ankle deep…
I wonder where you are
this summer?
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