Tuesday, 5 June 2018

Haiku and Senryu Published till 2018






autumn river
if only i had tied
the boat

Presence # 59





scratching head under the Bodhi tree 
Under the Basho 2017



anywhere the mosquito can reach insomnia

Under the Basho 2017






mosquito buzz explanations of survival

Under the Basho 2017





the heavy emptiness of the used tea bag

Under the Basho 2017





temple bell my changing wish list

Under the Basho 2017







sickle moon rubbing the scratch on palm

Under the Basho 2017





old photo where time could not wait

Under the Basho 2017






high tide
the boy jumps 
off the desk

Mamba September  2017







home bound
the tilt of plumeria
towards sunlight

Mamba September  2017




the stillness
in the canyon 
- late autumn 

Cattails October 2017 
United Haiku and Tanka Society 






full moon
not so simple
as i thought

NHK World TV program Tokyo, Japan 
September 2017



breathing in
breathing out
cherry blossoms

Vancouver Cherry Blossoms Haiku
International Shakura Awards 2017






mango blossom
glance of the first tooth
in baby's grin

Mayfly # 63





day moon
a piece of pineapple
on the grill stick

Hedgerow -Autumn print issue 2017






intensive care  

paddy tiller tickles 
 waning moon 

Intensivpflege

ein Reisfeldschößling schmeichelt
dem schwindenden Mond
(German translation by Journal editors)



Chrysanthemum # 22








laden sky
the frog refuses
to drop the ball

Wild Plum Fall & Winter issue: 2017





hopscotch
square to square
the refugee girl

Frogpond Spring/ summer 2017




storm
the pine that stood tall
yesterday

Akitsu Quarterly summer 2017






rose petal jam
lungs puffed up
with memories

World Haiku Review August  2017





spring cleaning
face to face
with the bygones

The Mainichi 3rd June 2017




morning mist
the girl sticks her tongue out
to lick moisture

Asahi haikuist Network 2nd June 2017





chalk dust
the teacher grows old
explaining life

Asahi haikuist Network 21st April 2017




thick trunk 
the silence of sweat dripping
from father's neck
(Runner up)

NHK World TV program Tokyo, Japan 

4th April 2017






History class
the teacher asks us
not to look back

Failed Haiku October 2016





five days
my daughter and I share
something common

Failed Haiku October 2016




mole static on tongue loops 

Bones # 14 






war news
my second helping
of tea
Tinywords 17.2 
27th November 2017






daughter's plait
how i went missing
in the labyrinth 

Creatrix #39 November 2017




grey sky
his answer
neither yes nor no

Brassbell March 2017





hillwalking
he knows all the ways
to go missing with me

Honorable mention 
  6th Matsuyama Photo Haiku Contest




winter night—
tiptoeing 
I check the cradle

Modern Haiku # 48.2 , 2017



basking morass -
flapping ears of an elephant
losing tempo

The Heron's Nest 
Volume XIX, Number 1: March 2017






train journey
each one of us
a hula doll

Acorn, spring issue 2017






old diary
the rose
still red 

 Brassbell march 2017





windless day
the squirrel hops 
tree to tree

Mamba February  2017






fiery noon –
an ox rumbles
through damp trench

Mamba February  2017







kid's garden —
the little snowman
eats the carrot

  Brassbell January 2017




waning moon -
flawless p's and q's
on the last date

( Haiku of Merit)
World Haiku Review January  2017



dried rose - 
bouncy days 
of my diary

( Haiku of Merit)
World Haiku Review January  2017






pedant neighbor 
the missing stepping stone 
in his pond garden 

(Honorable mention)
World Haiku Review January  2017





winter night--
the lady with pink leis
lights the bonfire

Asahi Haikuist Network 20th january 2017



after a goodbye kiss —
a glow of retreating sun
on her face

Stardust -January 2017




waxing moon —
catching the frisbee
from a distant friend

Haiku Universe 12th January  2017





paddy field  —
the wallowing buffalo
licks its nose 

Wild Plum  3:1, Spring-Summer, 2017




temple bell . . .
I recollect the name
of a long lost friend


Brassbell January 2017



Heather tree ...
in the glass of wine
a day that was

Asahi Haikuist Network December 2016





Sacred tree--
no place to tie the thread
for an insane wish

Asahi Haikuist Network December 2016





aerial roots--
a monkey pendant
of the sun

Asahi Haikuist Network December 2016



purple hairband...
the girl leaves the fish
back into the pond

NHK World TV program Tokyo, Japan 
November 2016




Sand bubbler crab
Somewhere between the pellets
Waning moon

Haiku Master of The Month
 NHK World TV program Tokyo, Japan 
November 2016
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/haiku_masters/gallery_ep008.html




stormy morning
the couple let the tea
grow cold

Asahi Haikuist Network 2nd December  2016




first date -
her bracelet talking
more than her 

Creatrix # 35 December 2016






new delhi, india
my hair styles change 
from first crush to last

Brassbell December 2016




Shivling
I make eye contact
to the universe

Frameless Sky # 5 December, 2016





standing firm in running water moon and I

Under the Basho 2016




every ripple a river in the river

Under the Basho 2016




the star mother pointed to before becoming

Under the Basho 2016






kattie shots on stars surrounding my moon

Bones- 11, 2016



the ruler's statue laden with pigeon's rain

Bones- 11, 2016




knock of typhoon
as the family settles
for quiet dinner

Asahi Haikuist Network October 21 2016





blasts...
only a rag picker
on road

The Mainchi , June 28 2016
Selected by Isamu Hashimoto





aerial roots - 
posthumous award
to the soldier

Akitsu Quarterly winter 2016




first light...
the twang of coin
in beggar's bowl

Haiku Universe 28th Sept. 2016





Independence day...
lingering petals
in the unfurled flag


Unabhängigkeitstag ...  
Blüttenblätter in der 
inside unfurled flag aufgerollten Flagge 
(German translation by Journal editors)

Chrysanthemum # 20


calm lake...
hills take a deep dive
till the sky

RL Poetry 2016




blackout 
in the house -
a mockingbird's song

Akisame # 53 
(Newsletter of the European Haiku Society) 





homebound-
frog jumps back
into the well

Creatrix # 34
September 2016




double salt
I forgot
what he said last

Brassbell  September 2016





climbing stairs
my son asks me
how god looks like

NHK World TV Haiku
July 2016





summer dinner
after the last guest 
feet on table

Hedgerow #86





manthan of curd
granny and mom
in sync for once

Prune Juice JULY 2016






husband
the hiss sound I make
on the first syllable

Presence #55, 2016





death anniversary...
his fading odor
in treasured shirt

shortlisted in Touchstone Award for Individual Poems 2016 
The Haiku Foundation.
Wild Plum # 2.2
(Fall & Winter Issue 2016)





city fair
my loosened grip
on father's finger

Haiku Master of The Month
 NHK World TV program Tokyo, Japan 
April 2016
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/haiku_masters/gallery_ep001.html







morning raga
a loud yawn
before it ends

Commended Haiku  
The IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award 2016





lonely crossing
the fading sound of a car
I turn to

Akisame # 32 
(Newsletter of the European Haiku Society) 





same world
I see even after
a holy dip


selbst nach 
einem heiligen Bad vor mir 
dieselbe Welt 
(German translation by Journal editors)

Chrysanthemum # 19






night advances...
sinking clatter
of her bangles


voranschreitende Nacht ... 
 ihr Armreifgeklimper 
 nimmt ab 
(German translation by Journal editors)

Chrysanthemum # 19






river
at headwaters
– a babbling infant

Creatrix # 31
December 2015





a bud
with no bumblebee —
the sleeping infant

The Heron's nest 
Volume XVII, Number 4: December 2015




I offer prayers
under sun
basil grows

Creatrix # 29 Haiku
June 2015

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