World Haiku Association(158th Haiga Contest)

 

Kuniharu Shimizu selected 28 out of the 51 submissions.

World Haiku Association

(158th Haiga Contest, November 2017)

 

Tanka Poets on Site (Madame Butterfly prompt)

the words of promise
lulling her to sleep
only to wake up...
with no single sign
of a butterfly

the flutter
of her child's eyes . . .
a dandelion wish
whisks her into
another dream



prompt: Madame Butterfly
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Bowl of Fruits

        In the Philippines, Filipinos gather twelve round fruits on New Year's eve to attract prosperity and good fortune. Each fruit represents one fruit for each month of the year. When I was growing up, our family didn't practice this tradition every year, nor did I adopted this later on in life. However, every time I see a bowl of fruits, it reminds me of the many wishes one has for the new year.

bowl of fruits

a New Year's wish

in every bite

    

                                                    Asahi Haikuist Network (January 20, 2012)