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kaleidoscope
the clink of autumn colors
settling in place
an'ya
(Published in Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, Volume 4:1, Autumn-Winter 2020-2021)
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Honorable Mention California Urban Forests Council Haiku Contest 2020
what’s fallen I found
the ilk of an autumn leaf
colors my morning
an’ya
Prizes - the book “Pine” and a limited edition tree print by Deb Etheredge. Thank you for your great submittal!
Nancy J. Hughes, Executive Director
California Urban Forests Council
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nighttime romp
a jasmine scent comes in
on my black lab
an'ya
(Published in Frogpond Winter 2020)
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WORLD-WIDE WHC SHIKI HAIKU POEMS CONTEST 2001
Second Place: an’ya
blood moon
cuckoo’s voice in the back
of his throat
this draws inspiration from Shiki’s 5th grade poem , “cuckoo cries as if it coughed up blood” and how he actually wrote of his own later health problems.
Other Excellent Poems
an’ya
last homecoming
eleven autumn leaves part
from their maple
Regarding Shiki’s last homecoming/farewell party, and his last works in Matsuyama; autumn leaves being his colleagues, and Shiki himself, the tree.
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grandmother
she cooked scrubbed and laid
in granddad's bed
even though women
had no right to vote
an'ya
(Published at the Tanka Cafe in Ribbons Tanka Society of America's Journal Fall: 2020: Volume 16, Number 3)
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bag lady
threading holiday tinsel
through her cart
an'ya
(published in Frogpond Autumn 2020)