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Andrew Michael O'Brien, Co. Mayo

named after

an Egyptian pharaoh,

this playful cat

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

chilly morning –

a scarecrow leaning

towards the greenhouse

hyacinth

in the regal flowerbed

taking a nap

(First published in Shamrock Haiku Journal No 7, 2008)

© Andrew Michael O'Brien, 2008

Terry O'Connor, b. Co. Offaly

cherry blossoms -

one more go

on the old swing

(1st Prize in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival International Haiku Competition 2009, Canada)

granddad's garden

still

the rosebush blossoms

midnight stroll

a gust of leaves

throws shadows

(first published in Shamrock Haiku Journal No 7, 2008)

yellow petals

the butterfly

disappears

© Terry O'Connor, 2007

Hugh O'Donnell, Dublin

New Year's Day

sunlight and honey

in a jar

her hands

working with flour –

the cloudless sky

(First published in Shamrock Haiku Journal no 7, 2008)

August evening –

sun spread thinly

in the fields

September starlight –

the fruit almost

within reach

early morning chill –

autumn

on tip toe

October deli –

tossed leaf salad,

no dressing

crawling in traffic...

the road

my father loved to walk

© Hugh O'Donnell, 2007, 2008

Mary O'Donnell, Co. Kildare

in a fountain

downhill to the Casino,

playful ducks

(first published in Shamrock No 4, December 2007)

© Mary O'Donnell, 2007

Siofra O'Donovan, Co. Wicklow

Picking blackberries

I catch the pale sun

in my silver bowl

(A prize-winning haiku at the Samhain International Haiku Competition 2005)

Geese flying south –

over the mountain creek

moon in a blue sky

In the temple hall,

monks’ footsteps:

all I hear

A young monk cycles

to philosophy class

his robes catch in the spoke

An oak leans over

the river passing –

an acorn drops, unheard

Moon in the sky

over the thick forest

cry of a pipal bird

Nessa O'Mahony, Dublin


a man reading the sign
he has seen every day
for a lifetime

© Nessa O'Mahony, 2007

Kate O’Shea, Dublin

low summer sky –

in the gooseberry bush

cats' eyes

candles fade –

beyond the window

flowers and people

Easter parade –

friend from the Ukraine

wears a black beret

the cleaning woman

pours tea down a drain –

going back to work

white-headed crow,

hearing you for the first time –

birds unconcerned

Catherine O'Sullivan, Co. Kildare

A haiku by Catherine O'Sullivan has been accepted for publication in Shamrock Haiku Journal No 11, and will appear here after this issue is published, i.e. in early September 2009.