The Akita International Haiku Network has organised the World Haiku Series 2021 ‘as a token of gratitude to our friends for their great contribution and their deep love of haiku’ and I am deeply humbled, honoured and grateful to contribute haiku and images to these special series too. A warm-hearted thank you to Mr Hidenori Hiruta for his beautiful translations, to the Akita International Haiku Network for the organisation and to all the sponsors who made this series possible.
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st brigid’s day
hand in hand we brace
the snow storm
(Whippet Wisdom blog, 1 February 2021)
聖ブリジッドの日
手をつないで気を引き締める
吹雪
2
settling down
three generations
of oxen
(Asahi Haikuist Network, The Asahi Shimbun, 5 February 2021)
くつろぐ
牛の
3世代
3
cherry blossom
an old pen
fills with ink
(Autumn Moon Haiku Journal 4:2, Spring/Summer 2021)
桜の花
古いペン
インクで満たす
4
desert flower
carving out this life
around the sun
(Haiku Dialogue, Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog, 4 March 2021)
砂漠の花
この人生を切り開く
太陽の周りで
5
lost and found
a barn key glitters
in the moonlight
(Asahi Haikuist Network, The Asahi Shimbun, 17 September 2021)
遺失物取扱所
納屋の鍵がきらめく
月光の下で
6
first light
we flock to save
the stranded dolphin
(Haiku Dialogue, Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog, 4 August 2021)
最初の光
救うために集まる
岸に乗り上げたイルカを
7
autumn leaf
this life and the next
one breath
(Whippet Wisdom blog, 7 October 2021)
紅葉
この人生と次の人生
一息
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lighting the…
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Wonderful images and haiku!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Mark! 😊
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So happy for you, Xenia! These haiku and images are exceptional. Thanks so much for sharing them with all of us. 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words and your support dear Mike, it is a pleasure to share 😊
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Congrats, congrats! So well deserved. All beautiful and piercing, the way haiku should be.
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Thank you so much for your kind words and your support dear Laurie! 💛 xxx
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My great pleasure!
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Congratulations, dear Xenia!
Thank you so much for sharing your lovely creative genius with us all! 💞
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Thank you so much for your kind words and your support dear Betty, it’s such a pleasure to share nature’s inspiration and beauty with you here 💞💜💞 xxx
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💞😇💖🤗💞
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Congratulations to you, Xenia. These are all so beautiful!
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Thank you so much for your kind words and your support dear Lois, much love to you and the kitties from all of us here 🤗🧡😺 xxx
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Many congratulations! Wonderful haiku and images 💕🤗💕xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words and your support dear Cathy 💐 Much love to you and sweet Flynn from all of us here 🤗💕🐕 xxx
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You’re so welcome, Xenia and thank you too 🤗 Much love to you all 💕🐕💕xxx
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Thank you Cathy 💕🐕💕 xxx
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The Haikus are so inspiring and lovely. The pictures too are awesome, Xenia. Thanks for the lovely post.
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Thank you so much for your kind words and your support dear Kamal 💕🙏💕 xxx
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You are always welcome dear Xenia. Keep it going. xxxxxxxx
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🤗💞💜💞🙏 xxx
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😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Congratulations Xenia, love the haiku.
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Thank you so much for your kind words and your support dear Madhuri 💛
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Always a pleasure to read your blog and the poems. 🙏🏽❤️
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Congratulations Xenia. These are all delightful poems and also thought provoking. You create an atmosphere and a place with your words.💕
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Aww thank you so much for your kind words and your support dear Anne, wishing you and sweet Biasini a wonderful rest of the week 🤗🧡🐎 xxx
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And the same to you Xenia. 🐴😊
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So gorgeous photo to view 🌷🙏👌❤️🌷
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Thattamma 💛🌷🙏
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Most welcome 🌷🙏♥️🌷
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Great haiku!
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Thank you kindly dear Stelora! 💜
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You’re much welcome!
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Congratulations Xenia! 😊
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Thank you kindly dear Julie! 💜 xxx
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SMiLes Dear Xenia
Congratulations on the
Inclusion of Your Haiku’s
in The Akita International Haiku Network
i particularly like Standing in the
Wake of A Snow Storm Still With
Hopes of Spring
Soon on
St. Brigid’s Day…:)
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Fred, so good to hear this resonated with you 💚🌿
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Absolutely☺️🏝
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