haiku - eine annäherung

sea fennel

sea fennel, take a deep breath before the next wave

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blue crane

blue crane
dreaming myself
back to Koh Samui

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Community judges Poetry Pea 20th September 2021 - using place names

strawberry moon

right into my illusions

an owl's call

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First, published by David McMurray on Asahi Haikuist, June 5, 2026

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Verditer Blue

Verditer blue

what if I develop

dementia too

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moderate turbulence

the altocumulus castellanus

in my ex-lover's voice

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Insomnia

insomnia

a nightingale drizzle

between me and the abyss

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First publication by Prof. David McMurray on Asahi Haikuist 07. November 2025

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June

june into my dreams roses

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Juni in meinen Träumen Rosen

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between yellow and red lights

between yellow and red lights
unexpected eye contact
with the old love

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First, published by David McMurray on Asahi Haikuist 21. April 2023

setting sun

a child learns to say

“imaginary”

– Isabella Kramer (Germany)

Previously published in Poetry Pea – Haiku Pea Podcast Series 2 Episode 2

The way I see the setting sun in this haiku is more about the transformation from day to night, which also means the transformation of one’s focus from the outer world to the inner one. I loved the way the writer cleverly used the word ‘sunset’ positively, where all energies converge into darkness, but also enlightens the mind.

The second part of this haiku is about the transformation of learning, where a child learns in the daylight, most probably from nature, and dreams, or creates through imagination based on that learning. The word ‘imaginary’ here means the abstract thinking of a child which is chiseled by the daily life experiences before that reaches the stage where they start uniquely perceiving the world. It’s about the transformation from one stage of life to another, from light to darkness, or vice-a-versa. I liked the quotation marks around ‘imaginary’ which make it more significant and unique.

by Hifsa Ashraf Haiku Commentary - My Inner Voice

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