My Haiku in "FreeXpresSion"

Elated to have a haiku in the August issue of FreeXpresSion Magazine. Big thanks to editor Uchechukwu Onyedikam for selecting my short poem. ssp

My Short Poems in the First Issue of "The Haikuist"

Delighted to have three love-themed haiku in the inaugural summer issue of The Haikuist edited by Gail Lynn: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H9HG93NS  haikua ssp

My Spring Haiku in "Shadow Pond Journal" 3rd Anniversary Special Edition

Many thanks to Katherine E Winnick for including my spring haiku in Shadow Pond Journal Issue VII! haikua ssp

My Winter Haiku in "Acorn"

I extend my gratitude to editor Susan Antolin for publishing my winter haiku in a 5-7-5 format in Issue #56 (spring) of "Acorn: a Journal of Contemporary Haiku": https://www.sparepoemspress.com/product/issue-56/66 haikua ssp

Haiku by Glen Sns

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overpriced fruits

distant mountains

along the road

billboards down

watching the storm

ad-free

laptop's

hibernate mode -

saving a dream

wintering

another visitor

from a memory

cold moon

we finish our popsicles

without talking

my mind

is somewhere else

dying ember

same road

this time

by myself

a parade

of crossdressers

sunshower

still a landmark

the closed 24/7

convenience store

arguing over

what to watch

drama reruns

passport renewal:

the persistent fly

on my PC's screen

noticing

the mall mirror

I try to avoid

emptiness

waking up at night

dreamless

long weekend

we start by

doing nothing

stepping stones

barely making it through

the last contestant

a dull day

pulling out

gray hair

a new year

I barely remember

last week

new calendar

those festivities fall

on weekends...

Glen Sns, an amateur writer with a passion for storytelling and creative expression. With a love for words and ideas, Glen is honing his craft, exploring various genres and styles.

 

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Tre haiku di Natale di Seamus Ó Connor (Traduzione di Maurizio Brancaleoni)

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a symphony of angels

lead shepherds to witness

first Christmas

una sinfonia di angeli

conduce i pastori alla testimonianza:

primo Natale

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infant king kept warm

by the breath of animals

mattress of hay

il re bambino è tenuto al caldo

dal fiato degli animali:

materasso di paglia

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Nativity in stained glass

beams onto the pews

Christmas morning mass

la Natività nella vetrata

irradia fasci di luce sulle panche:

messa mattutina di Natale

Seamus Ó Connor vive tra l’Irlanda e la Spagna. Ex-insegnante di secondo e terzo livello, adora la scrittura, l’arte, il canto corale e stare all’aria aperta. È iscritto a diverse associazioni di haiku ed è stato pubblicato su Leaf, Sense and Sensibility, Blithe Spirit, The Pan Haiku Review e Word on the Street Haiku Journal.

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Christmas Haiku and Senryu by Denisa Hanšutová

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 September purchases

wading through Christmas decor

to get a pair of wellies

Santa's cigarette break

puffing away

the wishes that won't come true

November mall

the ho ho ho horrors

of Christmas shopping

firecracker time

boys counting

neighbours' F-bombs

mulled wine speaking the Christmas party

(sp)icing it up

grandpa's gingerbread woman

wears a bikini

Christmas market fight

in the air

the scent of punch

last office day

riding his business shirt

a herd of reindeer

kindergarten Xmas party

wrapping tinsel around

his first crush

mulled-wine seller

too much sugar

in his sweet talk

rough times

against my will humming

Christmas songs again

keeping warm

the skeleton on his porch

gets a Santa's hat

Christmas baubles

the little girl dabs on

her first glitter make-up

office festive vibes

she plucks all the berries

off the mistletoe

 

December shopping

to relax I play

the Nightmare Before Christmas

asleep at St Albans

awake at Bosworth field

the Hundred Years of hibernation

Christmas decor store

her husband's practised

smile and nod

December 1st

the boy's Advent calendar says

3 days to Xmas Day

December déjà vu

again it feels like

Last Christmas

A lecturer of English from Slovakia, Denisa Hanšutová has been trying her hand at haiku and senryu since November 2024. She has been featured in Wee Sparrow Haiku Nook, LEAF, Contemporary Haibun and Sense & Sensibility.

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Tre haiku invernali di Seamus Ó Connor (Traduzione di Maurizio Brancaleoni)

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frosted leaves

glints of coming

dawn on

patterned ice

foglie gelate:

barbaglii dell’imminente

alba sui disegni

del ghiaccio

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bleak branches

turn to gold

a sunlight flash

i rami brulli

si trasformano in oro:

un lampo di sole…

*

a solitary bee

on the scented snowdrop

sweet winter treat

un’ape solitaria

sul bucaneve profumato:

dolce delizia invernale

Seamus Ó Connor vive tra l’Irlanda e la Spagna. Ex-insegnante di secondo e terzo livello, adora la scrittura, l’arte, il canto corale e stare all’aria aperta. È iscritto a diverse associazioni di haiku ed è stato pubblicato su Leaf, Sense and Sensibility,  Blithe Spirit e The Pan Haiku Review.

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Tre haiku sui pettirossi di Seamus Ó Connor (Traduzione di Maurizio Brancaleoni)

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a robin alights

on the hazel branch

catkins move gently

un pettirosso si posa

sul ramo del nocciolo:

gli amenti ondeggiano mollemente

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rasp of my spade

a robin swoops

one worm less

 

allo stridìo della mia vanga

un pettirosso scende in picchiata:

un verme in meno

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the robin's trill

a treetop challenge

against the sky

il trillo del pettirosso:

una sfida lanciata al cielo

dalla cima degli alberi

Seamus Ó Connor vive tra l’Irlanda e la Spagna. Ex-insegnante di secondo e terzo livello, adora la scrittura, l’arte, il canto corale e stare all’aria aperta. È iscritto a diverse associazioni di haiku ed è stato pubblicato su Leaf, Sense and Sensibility e Blithe Spirit.

 

<< Altri haiku di Seamus Ó Connor >>

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Tre haiku di Seamus Ó Connor (Traduzione di Maurizio Brancaleoni)

** Tutti i diritti sui testi originali presentati sono e restano dell’autore. Tutti i diritti sulle traduzioni in italiano sono riservati, la riproduzione totale o parziale è vietata. Per informazioni, scrivere a mbmbrancaleoni@gmail.com ** haikuav

confession box

stained glass saint casts light

on penitent heads

confessionale:

il santo nella vetrata rischiara

le teste chine

 

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flourishing garden

red and white roses climbing

upwards towards you

giardino rigoglioso:

le rose rosse e bianche

s’inerpicano verso di te

 

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on the cherry tree

the thrush in full-throated tune

feather floats in air

sopra il ciliegio

il tordo in un canto a gola spiegata:

una piuma volteggia nell’aria

 

Seamus Ó Connor vive tra l’Irlanda e la Spagna. Ex-insegnante di secondo e terzo livello, adora la scrittura, l’arte, il canto corale e stare all’aria aperta. È iscritto a diverse associazioni di haiku ed è stato pubblicato su Leaf, Sense and Sensibility e Blithe Spirit.

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Haiku by Bret Wooldridge

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snow globe

the barometer drops

at my approach

drop down menu

retelling my side of it

sans serif

cold snap

the puddle

installs a window

dappled sunlight

her red hair turning

on and off

diary

my cheap pen skips

a few details

Serengeti

still half in shadow

the sunlit zebra

gift wrap

the scissors glide

through snow flakes

performance review:

the supervisor misspells

"improvement"

MOMA

the rain in the painting

comes to a stop

Ford theater tour

the mirror John Wilkes Booth

straightened his tie in

blue denim sky

a contrail

unzipping it

door jamb

watching her

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d

r

e

s

s

night lobby

the escalator

dredging up darkness

glass elevator

we descend with

the snowflakes

so dangerous

it’s locked in a cage

human heart

incessant barking

at the end of the leash

haiku dogma

laundry day

bleach for the clothes

I sinned in

minor key blues

sounding slightly better

slightly out of tune

surrounded by antlers

her forest dream

shudders to an end

 

 

Bret lives on 40 acres of sagebrush in Northern Nevada. In addition to his haiku interests, he plays guitar for a country band and bumps around the desert in a 4WD.   haikuav

 

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My Spring Verse in "Hedgerow"

Many thanks to editor Caroline Skanne for including my haiku in Issue #149 of “Hedgerow: a journal of small poems”! haikua ssp

My Summer Haiku in "Sense & Sensibility"

I’m grateful to editor Patricia Carragon for publishing my summer haiku in the June issue of “Sense & Sensibility”. haikua ssp

Haiku by Denisa Hanšutová

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your rain on my pane —

how easily you show me

what's below my dust

low tide —

all the pieces

I've abandoned

like succulent leaves

I preserve my better self

for worse days to come

late spring jogging —

the midge found its way

into my deadly eye

weeping willow —

another lonely soul

touches her old bark

black, no sugar

he says, turning to

his sweetheart

Saturday morning

she talks dirty to him —

the whole list of chores

 

rainy afternoon —

who builds the most

powerful weapon

 

A lecturer of English from Slovakia, Denisa Hanšutová has been trying her hand at haiku and senryu since November 2024.

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My "Apples" Haiku in "Asahi Haikuist Network"

Delighted to have my spring haiku included in the renowned poetry column "Asahi Haikuist Network" (March 7, 2025) edited by David McMurray.  haikua ssp 

Haiku by Cherie Jameison

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winter...calls restored...

phone "chirped" to signal service--

loved ones' dear voices

their beasts...parading...

hand silhouetted on walls--

through age-old long nights

migrating people....

flying off to warmer climes--

their planes' serene hum

quilted lap blanket--

its forest pattern warms up

the cold forest air

must block predators--

they boomerang their victims,

they hide in long nights

strong infrastructure

builds a strong economy--

young beaver adds sticks

Route 66 ends

at Santa Monica pier--

sound of winter sea

Yosemite lunch--

scraps remain...Steller's jays watch

diners leave dishes

piggy bank emptied--

coins clink into bucket of

Christmas bell ringer

shopping for good meal

from trash collection spillage--

seagulls at the mall

politics market--

dealers hawking nuggets....which

are real, or fool's gold

 

 

Cherie Jameison has been a published poet since her teenage years. Her haiku teacher was Lorraine Ellis Harr (Tombo). She writes to bring people together and to help the planet. haikuav

 

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