FemkuMag ~ Quite Moment

that quiet moment
the lizard jumps
I jump

FemkuMag Issue 5, October 2018 
Editor Lori A Minor

The Sense of Place ~ Putrid Ash

mushroom plumes

the taste putrid

ash

(The eruption of Mount Soputan 3rd October 2018, on the island of Sulawesi could possibly be accelerated by the 7.5 magnitude tremor)

The Haiku Foundation.Editor kjmunro

🔗 The Haiku Foundation

My Haiku Pond ~ Beach Combing

beach combing
one man's trash in
a dead fish

Change Event 2018.
My Haiku Pond
Editor Michael Smeer.

Asahi Shimbun ~ Autumn Festival

thousand sky lanterns
surf the autumn wind
mid autumn festival

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Taiwanese
縋天燈
萬千乘風
中秋暝
[Tr. Emily Êngtio̍k Lōa-Swain]

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台俳/Taiwanese Haiku

眾天燈
衝飄月娘
中秋暝
[Tr. Jimmycm Lin] 

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Assamese
হাজাৰ আকাশ বন্তি
উচ্চল শাৰদী প্ৰবাহ
মধ্য শাৰদীয় উৎসৱ
[Tr. Mafizuddin Chowdhury] 

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🔗 Asahi Shimbun Haikuist
Asahi Shimbun Haikuist 18th October 2018
Editor David McMurray

A Sense of Place ~ Silenced Fields

silenced fields
the haunting smell
of tsunami retreat

(After the 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit Sulawesi Island, Friday 28th September 2018, water smashed into Palu Bay)


🔗The Haiku Foundation ~ Smell
 The Haiku Foundation ~ theme smell October 2018 
Editor kjmunro.

World Gogyoshi ~ Durian

Durian

king of fruits

the smell

you can't hide

a distant mile

~Christina Chin

World Gogyoshi ~ Fruits
2018

The Haiku Foundation ~ Babbling Brook

babbling brook--
on the rock
World Peace Day art

(World Peace Day, 21st September 2018) 
🔗 The Sense of Place THF ~ hearing

Editor kjmunro

🔗 YouTube

FemkuMag ~ String Haiku

Early 19th century migrant arrivals in sail boats. Some accompanied by their families, others alone.

junk boat

matchmaker too

waits at the wharf

There being few of migrant tongue speaking maidens in the new land.

early migrant

the matchmaker offers

her service

Migrant's sons. One comes of age, the family selects a wife for him.
Matchmaker reads son's horoscope.

migrant culture

mother looks for

perfect match

During the process of selecting a bride, preparation for the big day has already begun.

migrant son

prepares

pen for chicks

🔗 FemkuMag String Haiku Feature

🔗 YouTube
FemkuMag Issue 4, 2018

Haiku ~ Morning Market

morning market
the cat plays with button mushrooms

Haiku Column
weekly ~
honorable mention

Guest Editor Nicholas David Klacsanzky
https://youtu.be/V891tkADTlE

Africa Haiku Network ~ Snail

downpour

a snail inches up

the buffalo's back

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©Christina Chin (Malaysia)
Africa Haiku Network Rainfall Haiku Series, 
Haiga/Photoku No. #36, 10/07/18. 
Editor Adjei Agyei-Baah