By Stephanie Zepherelli

ash to gold

the alchemist ignites

a new year

Stephanie Zepherelli

*

hourglass

the last grain

stuck in time

Stephanie Zepherelli

By Keith Evetts

New Year's Day

leftovers

or fasting

Keith Evetts

*

wild night

hardly anything left

of the moon

Keith Evetts

By Françoise Maurice

east wind

each leaf waits

its turn

Françoise Maurice

*

sidewalk

as surprised as I was

the crow

Françoise Maurice

By Govind Joshi

village fair

tinkle of glass bangles

surrounding the cart

Govind Joshi

*

rippled lake

a wooden boat

fast to a tree

Govind Joshi

By Priti Khullar

memories

a fly entangled

in the spider web

Priti Khullar

By Kerry J Heckman

tracing my lifeline ant

Kerry J Heckman

*

trumpet flower

the hummingbird plays

each blossom


Kerry J Heckman

By Chris Kastle

sun caresses

warmth within

buzzing of bees

Chris Kastle

By Maya Daneva

quiet beach

a small crab moves its shade

over my toe

Maya Daneva

By Gopal Lahiri

beetles

exchange honeydew

ants giggle

Gopal Lahiri

By j rap

in the pause

between motorcycle gears

this tiny thought

j rap

By James Penha

oligarchs

burn tropical jungles—

there will be smoke

 

from ashes

oil palm plantations—

there will be fat

 

where orangutans

and gibbons live—

there will be none

James Penha

By Jennifer Gurney

waking to the light

through the crack under the door—

you are here


Jennifer Gurney

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

60th reunion

two with walkers

doing The Twist

Joseph P. Wechselberger

By JL Huffman

wood stove smoke

rises from the hollars

mountain man morn

JL Huffman

*

 

last bright ember

buried in charcoal clouds

winter solstice

JL Huffman

By Jake Williams

The Kestrel's wing

Caught late afternoon light

Above distant fells

Jake Williams

By John J. Dunphy

the event organizer's purse a mess

John J. Dunphy

By Jerome Berglund

orchestra swells

tomorrow

rain

Jerome Berglund

By J. D. Nelson

thin clouds race in front

of the year’s final full moon

fast rabbit dashes

J. D. Nelson

By Jovana Dragojlovic

storm outside

drawing hearts

on the window

Jovana Dragojlovic

By Adrian Bouter

year's end...

the beat-up twelve string

in the corner

Adrian Bouter

By Chris Collins

firecracker reds

provide tasty nectar for

thirsty hummingbirds

Chris Collins

Are We There Yet?

Could 2024 be the year? The Asahi Haikuist Network is requesting haiku for the new Anthropocene epoch. 

Send to David McMurray, mcmurray@fka.att.ne.jp.

By Michael H. Lester

 Vultures

Michael H. Lester

By Lakshman Bulusu

early morning dew

a suspension bridge

held leaf to leaf

Lakshman Bulusu

By Yasir Farooq

birds

in the thick branches —

x

Yasir Farooq

By Helen Ogden

AI-ku

the chatbot

asks about wabi sabi

Helen Ogden

By Anthony Lusardi

nor’easter

under dead leaves and bark

a frog sleeps

Anthony Lusardi

By Nicole Pottier

crumpled leaves –

in the cold morning

tea perfume

Nicole Pottier