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The Australian Haiku Society welcomes contributions from haiku poets worldwide to the Spring Equinox Haiku String.
We are holding the Haiku String from the day of the Southern Hemisphere Spring Equinox, which occurs in Australia this year on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The String will remain open for contributions until Wednesday, September 30, 2026 to accommodate international poets who may wish to take part. Contributions may be made on the website during these dates only.
Haiku String – Instructions
The AHS invites you to share with us your original, previously unpublished haiku or senryu on the theme of ‘sport’.
The haiku will be linked by theme and subject, and it is not necessary for each haiku to relate to the one before it.
Please contribute up to three of your best previously unpublished haiku or senryu. Poems should be posted in the comment box at the end of the post.
Each poem posted must be an original work by the poet making the post. Please include your name as you wish it to appear.
Formatting request. Because AHS aims to produce some e-books using a selection of haiku from these events, please enter your name below each haiku you post. This helps immensely when we compile the haiku for presentation in a book.
Posting your work in the AHS Spring Equinox Haiku String 2026 assumes the following:
Copyright of each haiku remains with the author. We request nonexclusive permission to publish your work on the AHS website and to republish it online at any future time.
The Australian Haiku Society welcomes contributions from haiku poets worldwide to the Spring Equinox Haiku String.
Looking forward to your contributions.
– Rob Scott
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among her father’s
olympic medals –
sack race prize
Barry Smith
kea gather
to inspect the car wipers
nervous motorists
Barry Smith
silver trails
from snail night races
one empty shell
Barry Smith
vernal equinox
counting the days
to magnolia blossoms
deserted footy oval
a magpie swoops
between the goal posts
Louise Hopewell
pounding waves
surfer and board fly
in opposite directions
Louise Hopewell
the moon dips
into choppy clouds
dragon boat races
Louise Hopewell
wobble on beam
from the row of spectators
a single gasp
Edwina Cowdery
tumble after tumble
not a hair out of place –
competition bun
Edwina Cowdery
stuck the landing!
her main rival’s mother
claps first
Edwina Cowdery
the lemonade
at just the tumbler’s halfway
vernal equinox
Subir Ningthouja
day shift or night shift equinox
Subir Ningthouja
green leaves
susurrating plastics
Subir Ningthouja
a breath of fresh air rolls the football further
Alan Summers
the tennis ball for the dog love all
Alan Summers
new padel courts in my hometown
the autumn sun sneaks a look
Alan Summers
[duostich]
goal shooter
early dawn
fills the pitch
Joanna Ashwell
running shoes
pressed between
a clover patch
Joanna Ashwell
last to serve
the dry grass
brindled in dew
Joanna Ashwell
spring song—
a staccato
of cleats in the mud
Gail Oare
running
between worlds
springtime
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
outdoor volleyball
first blades of grass
look a bit limp
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
running
between worlds
springtime
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
outdoor volleyball
first blades of grass
look a bit limp
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni