As LEAF our wonderful Journal of THE DAILY HAIKU enjoys its third year we have been invited to send in submissions to The Haiku Foundation’s Touchstone Awards and nominate haiku for the Red Moon Anthology.
Our talented and inspiring editor of LEAF Ravi Kiran has made 10 choices of haiku from LEAF Issues Six, Seven and Eight. Huge congratulations to those contributors who have been selected. Enjoy the stunning work here.
Issue 6
where wars converge cemetery
Roberta Beach Jacobson
test centre
a discarded pencil
well-chewed
Joseph P. Wechselberger
spring equinox
blackbirds measure
an earthworm
Stephanie Zepherelli
flutter of a thousand butterflies shakes the universe
Fatma Zohra Habis
black and red ants
no way to win
this war
Connie Pittman Ramsey
birdboxed
a life
of comfort measures
Kelly Sauvage Moyer
beach restaurant…
daughter and I sit
facing the sea
K. Ramesh
prodigal son
the sand
in his shoes
Marilyn Humbert
summer moon
the right-winger’s kick
above the crossbar
Srinivasa Rao Sambangi
empty nest
the reality
of a good egg
Diana Davison
Issue 7
bonsai mango tree
no place
to hide secrets
Lakshmi Iyer
first words
the spring
in a murmuring stream
Kelly Sargent
learning
to give names to fears –
wet cherry blossom
Maya Daneva
mid-conversation
a birdwatcher’s glance
into the trees
Bryan Rickert
butterfly trails
the rescue horse
wild again
Chad Lee Robinson
hospice shop
a man walks out
in my husband’s shirt
Sue Courtney
a mayfly
against the window
so much sky
Nalini Shetty
remedial massage . . .
each sharp-edged tick
from the wall clock
Marietta McGregor
pine forest
wind playing
nth symphony
William Doyle A F
cafe terrace –
a son wipes
his father’s mouth
Marc Brimble
Issue 8
permission granted
the blind student
handles my face
Randy Brooks
the two years of war at home no longer home
Kala Ramesh
between what is
and what seems
dead leaf butterfly
Alvin Cruz
hurricanes
rearranging
my point of view
Neetu Malik
rustle
in the ceiling–
anonymouse
Sondra J. Byrnes
sunflower fields
the ones with wilting petals
also turn
Arvinder Kaur
the storm in me hugging a tattered scarecrow
Sharon Ferrante
fighting the undertow
she smiles nevertheless
river baptism
Steve Black
watering . . .
all the different sounds
of gratitude
Jan Stretch
glacier melt
an old mountain emerges
vertebra by vertebra
Kari Davidson
A wonderful and unexpected surprise. Thank you abundantly for the nomination and congratulations to all the other fine poets nominated. A beautiful collection of haiku.
All lovely poems.
Congratulations to all the nominated poets, and best wishes.
Great work, Ravi, and Amanda.
Congratulations to all… such beautifully work!!
How exciting! Wonderful selections! Congratulations to all the poets!
Congratulations tot all!
What a beautiful collection of voices and images. Each haiku carries its own quiet emotion, yet together they create something deeply moving. I especially love how these poems find meaning in small moments and transform them into something unforgettable. Congratulations to all the nominated poets and heartfelt thanks to the editors for sharing such remarkable work.