Irish Haiku Society

blue petunias

faces turned

toward the moon

First published in The Quilt, an anthology of writing in Louth


© Carol Hannon, 2007

hold on, little ant!

a nettle leaf

breezes out to sea

© Peter Kay, 2007

parched fields

a purple peak stabbing

of flightless wings,

(First published in Shamrock Haiku Journal No 6, 2008)

calm evening

the voices of

birches and aspens

burning sunshine –

splashes of orange lichen

on the dam

frosty evening –

inside the church, stillness

and melting wax

floating moon...

but the stars have no home

in the water

(First published: World Haiku Review, Vol. 6, Issue 3, May 2008)

the doors creak softly:

sleepwalking in my house,

moonlight

 
(First published: The SHOp, 2005)

summer night –

blossoming in the pond,

water-lilies and stars

 
(a Highly Commended haiku at the Samhain International Haiku Competition, 2005

First published: "Morning at Mount Ring" by Anatoly Kudryavitsky, Doghouse Books, 2007)

leaflet about

behaviour on the streets –

the wind feels it all over

 
(First published: Presence, 2005)

autumn wind…

I yearn for the place

from where it blows

after Minamoto Masakane (1079 – 1143)

(First published: Presence, 2006)

an aspen

outside the Deutsche Bank

counting its leaves

exploring a length of breath autumn wind

bamboo stems –

their memories

of the sun

 
(three haiku first published in Roadrunner, February 2007)

river mist

barges transport coal

in both directions

autumn dusk

a cat rubs its shadow

against fishermen's legs

no mushrooms today –

bringing home in my bucket

rainwater and stars

sunset in the park –

a man playing giant chess

against his shadow

icy beach

a child treads upon

broken bits of seashells

(five haiku first published in Haiku Scotland No 12, February 2007)

between snowfalls:

the moon through

cherry blossom petals

(Honourable Mention haiku at Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2007

First published: "Morning at Mount Ring" by Anatoly Kudryavitsky, Doghouse Books, 2007)

a Bertie Ahern poster

in the waves

sinking... not sinking...

(the last piece also available on the Ginko page)

Haiku collection "Morning at Mount Ring" by Anatoly Kudryavitsky

published by and available to order via Doghouse Books

http://www.doghousebooks.ie

or e-mail doghouse312[at]eircom[dot]net

Late August stillness

long I gaze at the pear tree

one hand on the gate

(first prize at the Modern Haiku competition)

© Jessie Lendennie, 2007

Main Street

the bright water dances

in a wheelbarrow

concrete hardened

with the print of a cat

who prowled here once, like me

(both haiku first published in Shamrock No 4, December 2007)

© Sean Lysaght, 2007