ESUJ-Haiku ~ tottering first steps

tottering first steps
his scrap paper kite
drags and bobs

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Haiku judged by Emiko Miyashita
and Tesuya Kotaki (Haiku poets)
published in
ESUJ-Haiku
October, 2019 🔸
https://www.esuj.gr.jp/event/5_index_detail.php?fbclid=IwAR3PsWdECFCyD2G5VQgAbujfkbYEsLwrAXsd6BCc99_RXGnedP5TlrA9EVg

Bamboo Hut ~ blackout curtains

blackout curtains the moon peeps through a gap

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The Bamboo Hut journal of English language tanshi Winter 2019
Editor Steve Wilkinson

Plum Tree Tavern ~ cormorant dives

cormorant dives
Li River's starlit water
an oar pauses









Editor Russell Streur
https://theplumtreetavern.blogspot.com/

Plum Tree Tavern ~ frangipani

the scent
at her gravestone
frangipani






Editor Russell Streur.
https://theplumtreetavern.blogspot.com/

Akitsu Haiga ~ alarm bell

alarm bell
a noodle seller's call
from a distance

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Haiga published in Akitsu Winter issue November 2019 

Plum Tree Tavern ~ dawn light

dawn light
filters into the teacups
Mulu Caves canopy











Editor Russell Streur.
https://theplumtreetavern.blogspot.com/

Haiku Column ~ campfire

dying campfire
a homeless bundled up in thick clothes

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【千秋訳】
キャンプファイヤーが消えてゆく
厚着をしたホームレスが身を寄せ合う

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Haiku Column Daily Best
30th December 2019

The Haiku Foundation ~ unspeaking couple

unspeaking couple
the man clicks
a lighter

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In this week's Haiku Dialogue photo prompt with Guest Editor Craig Kittner
https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2019/10/02/haiku-dialogue-poets-choice-wine/
#theHaikuFoundation

FemkuMag ~ hot sake

hot sake coughs between haze





FemkuMag Issue 16 
September 2019 
Editor Lori A Minor

Bamboo Hut ~ new year day

new year day
the magpie repeats
last year's song

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The Bamboo Hut journal of English language tanshi Winter 2019
Editor Steve Wilkinson

FemkuMag ~ detention camp

detention camp tears blind an eye




FemkuMag Issue 16 
September 2019 
Editor Lori A Minor