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Carol Hannon, Co. Louth

blue petunias

faces turned

toward the moon


First published in The Quilt, an anthology of writing in Louth


© Carol Hannon, 2007

Peter Kay, Co. Dublin

hold on, little ant!

a nettle leaf

breezes out to sea

© Peter Kay, 2007

Susan Kelly, Co. Mayo

parched fields

a purple peak stabbing

the clouded sky

plummeting in a spiral flap

of flightless wings,

new-born chicks

(First published in Shamrock Haiku Journal No 6, 2008)

Anatoly Kudryavitsky, Dublin

calm evening

the voices of

birches and aspens

burning sunshine –

splashes of orange lichen

on the dam

frosty evening –

inside the church, stillness

and melting wax

floating moon...

but the stars have no home

in the water

(First published: World Haiku Review, Vol. 6, Issue 3, May 2008)

the doors creak softly:

sleepwalking in my house,

moonlight

(First published: The SHOp, 2005)

summer night –

blossoming in the pond,

water-lilies and stars

(a prize-winning haiku at the Samhain International Haiku Competition, 2005

First published: "Morning at Mount Ring" by Anatoly Kudryavitsky, Doghouse Books, 2007)

leaflet about

behaviour on the streets –

the wind feels it all over

(First published: Presence, 2005)

autumn wind…

I yearn for the place

from where it blows

after Minamoto Masakane (1079 – 1143)

(First published: Presence, 2006)

an aspen

outside the Deutsche Bank

counting its leaves

exploring a length of breath autumn wind

bamboo stems –

their memories

of the sun

(three haiku first published in Roadrunner, February 2007)

river mist

barges transport coal

in both directions

autumn dusk

a cat rubs its shadow

against fishermen's legs

no mushrooms today –

bringing home in my bucket

rainwater and stars

sunset in the park –

a man playing giant chess

against his shadow

icy beach

a child treads upon

broken bits of seashells

(five haiku first published in Haiku Scotland No 12, February 2007)

between snowfalls:

the moon through

cherry blossom petals

(Honourable Mention haiku at Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2007

First published: "Morning at Mount Ring" by Anatoly Kudryavitsky, Doghouse Books, 2007)

a Bertie Ahern poster

in the waves

sinking... not sinking...

(the last piece also available on the Ginko page)

Personal website: http://uk.geocities.com/akudryavitsky/haiku.htm

Jessie Lendennie, Co. Clare

Late August stillness

long I gaze at the pear tree

one hand on the gate

(first prize at the Modern Haiku competition)

Sean Lysaght, Co. Mayo

Main Street

the bright water dances

in a wheelbarrow

concrete hardened

with the print of a cat

who prowled here once, like me

(both haiku first published in Shamrock No 4, December 2007)