Australian Haiku Society, 2025

Winter Solstice 2025 AHS Haiga Kukai

solstice prayer

one tree holds onto

the last light

(note: poem written in response to a photograph by Wanda Amos)

Australian Haiku Society, 2023

Spring Equinox Haiku String, September 2023 - theme "clouds"

mountain village

a steeple pecking

at the stratus

 

Australian Haiku Society, 2023

Autumn Equinox Haiku String, March 2023

snow bomb

a pine tree lets go

of its payload

Australian Haiku Society, 2022

Summer Solstice 2022 AHS Haiga Kukai: Non-seasonal Entry

pain meds

i ride it out until

the next wave

 Summer Solstice 2022 AHS Haiga Kukai: Seasonal Entry

new year's heatwave lapping at my toes

(Note: these poems were written in response to artwork by Ron Moss)

Australian Haiku Society, 2022

 Winter Solstice Haiku String, June 2022 - theme: climate change

the mass bleaching

of coral reefs . . .

mother's bony hands

Australian Haiku Society, 2021

Spring 2021 AHS Haiga Kukai: Seasonal Entry

weeping cherry

she never thought

he'd be the first

Spring 2021 AHS Haiga Kukai: Non-seasonal Entry

nothing left

of the rainbow . . .

funnel clouds

(Note: these haiku were written in response to artwork by Ron Moss)

Australian Haiku Society, 2021

Winter Solstice Haiku String, June 21, 2021

chanterelles

dirt makes a map

of my palm

Australian Haiku Society, 2020

Summer Solstice 2020 AHS Haiga Kukai: Non-Seasonal Entry

voyages . . .

the light we find inside

ourselves

Highly Commended

Judge's Commentary:

Ah yes, a fine reflection on the voyages through life and the light we find in ourselves is indeed what sustains and nurtures our very existence. All the great traditions speak of going within to truly know our source and what we truly are. Debbie has given us a great teaching beside the humble lighthouse - a beacon of hope and a saving grace for us all.

—Ron Moss

Summer Solstice 2020 AHS Haiga Kukai - Seasonal Entry

halcyon days

we are made of sand

and water

(Note: these haiku were written in response to artwork by Ron Moss)

Australian Haiku Society, 2020

Winter Solstice 2020 AHS Haiga Kukai: Non-Seasonal Entry


shadow play
the yin and yang
inside my cup


Winter Solstice 2020 AHS Haiga Kukai: Seasonal Entry


snowy woodpile
a small spark begins
to sing


Note: These haiku were written in response to the photographic prompts by Ron Moss.

Australian Haiku Society, April 2020

International Haiku Poetry Day Haiku String - April 17, 2020


aloneness . . .
one star pokes a hole
in the night

Australian Haiku Society, December 2019

Summer Solstice 2019 AHS Haiga Kukai: Seasonal Entry


firestorm a dusting of red on the glacier


Summer Solstice 2019 AHS Haiga Kukai: Non-Seasonal Entry


patchwork quilt . . .
a happy cow produces
more milk

(Note: these haiku were written in response to artwork by Ron Moss)

Australian Haiku Society, 2019

Spring Equinox Haiku String - September 23, 2019


stargazing
we come to terms
with our past


for a moment
at the ocean's edge
plover prints


lark song
i finally believe
in something

Australian Haiku Society, 2019

Winter Solstice 2019 AHS Haiga Kukai: Seasonal Entry


snow on snow
the widening circles
of enlightenment


Winter Solstice 2019 AHS Haiga Kukai: Non-Seasonal Entry


heirlooms
the time we meant
to make


(Note: these haiku were written in response to artwork by Ron Moss)

OtherWordly Intergalactic Haiku Competition, 2019

Over the moon to have received 1st Place in this contest, as well as four official selections to be included in Idea's forthcoming video game. There were 970 submissions to the contest, which was judged by David Oates, Nicholas M. Sola and Deborah P. Kolodji.

From Idea:

Presenting a cosmic collection of space-themed haiku. In a galaxy of words, the Termarians are desperate to escape the Lexiborgs' grasp. Players ping, zap, and blast their way through quests. When they pause, a space-themed haiku appears out of the cosmos, providing a moment of reflection before returning to orbiting ciphers.

Poets of every species were invited to enter space-themed haiku in the OtherWordly Intergalactic Haiku Competition. The top 40 entries are incorporated into the game, serving to enhance its tranquility while acquainting gamers with the esteemed poetry form.


1st Place:

bioluminescence
I skip a pebble across
the universe

(originally published in Seashores, Volume 2, April 2019)


Official Selections:


solstice comet
I catch the tail end
of a dream

(originally published in the Australian Haiku Society's Summer Solstice Haiku String in 2018)


backyard campout
we fall asleep counting
the ghosts of stars

(originally published in the Australian Haiku Society's Autumn Equinox Haiku String in 2019)


a galaxy
on the fawn's back
solstice eve

(originally published in Cha No Keburi and translated into Italian by Lucia Fontana in 2018)


solar flares
a spill of buttercups
in the meadow

(originally published in Acorn 35 in 2015)

Australian Haiku Society, 2019

Autumn Equinox Haiku String - March 21, 2019


backyard campout . . .
we fall asleep counting
the ghosts of stars


the flash
of a stranger's smile . . .
sun shower


office tower . . .
a peregrine nests outside
my window

Australian Haiku Society, 2018

Summer Solstice Haiku String, December 22, 2018


solstice comet
I catch the tail end
of a dream


permafrost
a polar bear's paws
sink deeper


snow mist
it's been a year since
you've been gone

Australian Haiku Society, 2018

Winter Solstice Haiku String, June 21, 2018


snow angels
we compare the length
of our wings


frozen bird bath
my niece teaches her doll
how to skate


chimney smoke
Dad lets the genie out
of its bottle

Australian Haiku Society, 2017

Summer Solstice Haiku String, December 22, 2017


snowsongs
a wolf pack crosses
the frozen lake


solstice
northern lights dance
with the dark


snowdrift
the blue curve
of earth

Australian Haiku Society, 2017

Spring 2017 AHS Haiga Kukai: Seasonal Entry


homecoming . . .
a bouquet of sky
in an old jar

First Place

Judge's Commentary:

A lovely evocative haiku that links beautifully with the image's soft and hard shapes and also the interesting connection with a bouquet of sky. The feeling of a homecoming is embedded deep within the words and image colours. The soft focus adds a feeling of memory and passing of time. Something new has come from the blending of haiku and image which is the hallmark of a really excellent haiga.

—Ron Moss

Spring 2017 AHS Haiga Kukai: Non-Seasonal Entry


dark matter . . .
we never plan
to be alone


(Note: these haiku were written in response to artwork by Ron Moss)

Australian Haiku Society, 2017

Winter Solstice Haiku String, June 22, 2017


frost flowers
bloom on the lake . . .
no word from you

Mayfly 62, Winter 2017


frozen sheets . . .
we unpin the shape
of winter

Frogpond 37.3, Autumn 2014


snowbound
every garden pot
a ptarmigan

Kokako 25, September 2016