The autumn equinox – when day and night are of equal length – has been an important marker of seasonal change throughout human cultures. With the observance of seasons a significant aspect of haiku practice, the Australian Haiku Society chooses to mark the solstices and equinoxes each year. This Southern hemisphere autumn, as leaves of exotic trees begin to change colour and many of our native plants come into flower, we invite you to enjoy a selection of favourite poems submitted to Haiku Strings in previous autumns. You can find PDF booklets of all the Haiku Strings we have held to date on our Resources page .
footy siren
picking the last
ripe tomato
Louise Hopewell, 2023
morning moonset
the black swan’s bill
blood red
Cathryn Daley, 2023
disagreement
morning walk together
alone
Carol Reynolds, 2020
dancing breeze
a hoop pine seed
glides in to land
Quendryth Young, 2023
outdoor café
more dogs in trendy coats
than people
Kathryn Woolfe, 2019
park bench
a two o’clock shadow
holds my hand
Barbara Tate, 2019
Opera House
an autumn breeze
fills the sails
Gavin Austin, 2019
flooded street
a man rescues
a teddybear
Kathleen Earsman, 2019
fire glow
the baby’s breath
on my cheek
Margaret Mahony, 2021
schoolchildren’s protest
their hearts displayed
on recycled cardboard
Marietta McGregor, 2019
chilly breeze
a spider’s thread shifts
the moonlight
Lyn Arden, 2023
rain clouds
blackening the sky
Carnaby’s cockatoos
Maureen Sexton, 2023
last song . . .
the busker turns
to his dog
Madhuri Pillai, 2020
slow steps
a curving path
walking to her grave
Maurice Neville, 2021
dogs long gone—
all their feeding bowls
overflow with rain
Ron C. Moss, 2020
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