World Haiku Series 2020 (33) Haiku by Eufemia Griffo”
A big surprise !!! Ten poems of mine, with my short biography, were published in Akita International Haiku Network and translated into Japanese by Mr. Hidenori Hiruta. I’m really delighted and grateful for this.These are my ten poems:
plum blossoms remembering the scent of the last spring (Stardust, Issue 39, March 2020)
梅の花 香りを覚えている 去年の春の
winter solitude a snowflake falls then another (Blithe Spirit, 30.1, March 2020)
冬の孤独 雪片が落ちる それから、別の雪片
deserted town only the rustle of leaves carried by wind (Seashore, Volume 5, November 2020)
さびれた町 葉のざわめきだけ 風に運ばれる
river moon along the shore a tiny water lily (Hedgerow, #132, November 2020)
リバームーン 河岸沿いに ちっちゃい睡蓮
castle ruins forget-me-nots among the old stones (Frogpond, 43.2, spring/summer, 2020)
城跡 忘れな草 古い石の間に
nutmeg the pungent smell of the autumn woods (Cattails, October 2020)
ナツメグ 刺激臭 秋の森の
coriander basket the fresh green aroma of late summer (Chrysanthemum 28, fall issue, October 2020)
コリアンダーのバスケット 新緑の香り 晩夏の
already autumn I would like to be a leaf carried by the wind (Third place, Neo classical haiku, World Haiku Review, September 2020)
もう秋 葉っぱになりたい 風に運ばれたい
chorus of leaves the ancient song of the wind (Under the Basho, modern haiku section, August 2020)
葉の合唱 古代の歌 風の
Christmas carol a nightingale on the roof of a church (unpublished)
My first time in Per Diem, Haiku of the day, in The Haiku Foundation. Thank you very much to Gillena Cox for choosing my contribution for this lovely column.
After a busy weekend dedicated to my new historical novel, I return in my beloved haiku world. I’m honored to share my haiku selected by Geethanjali Rajan for Cattails, Spring issue, in the haiku section. My special thanks to her and big congratulations everyone.
A lovely surprise! In the Caribbean kukai, february edition, my poem in third place. Theme, year of the ox. Many thanks to organizer Gillena Cox. Congratulations everyone!!!
middle-aged woman telling to the moon about her dreams ~ folded handkerchief her old memories in a drawer ~ the mother’s face so many secrets in every wrinkle ~ solitude… she stands alone with her cellphone ~ dreamland… my small feet in her wedding shoes ~ Monna Lisa’s painting time flows through her eyes ~~~ donna di mezza età raccontando alla luna sui suoi sogni ~ fazzoletto ripiegato i suoi vecchi ricordi in un cassetto ~ il viso della madre tanti segreti in ogni ruga ~ solitudine… lei sta da sola con il suo cellulare ~ mondo dei sogni… i miei piccoli piedi nelle sue scarpe da sposa ~ Il dipinto di Monna Lisa il tempo scorre attraverso i suoi occhi
The latest issue of Blithe Spirit (31.1) is here. Thank you very much to editor, Caroline Skanne to selecting two poems of mine. Congratulations everyone.
~~~ milk and honey the clear light of a winter morning
frozen meadow on each blade of grass a tiny snowflake
latte e miele la luce chiara di una mattina d’inverno
prato ghiacciato un minuscolo fiocco di neve su ogni filo d’erba
Delighted to be part of Failed Haiku Issue 65, with four poems of mine, along with so many poets friends. Thank you very much to the editor Michael Rehling for this GREAT work. 🙏
home alone a whole year of imaginary words
unfolding handkerchief her old memories in a drawer
kakemono … I write my name next to yours
(already published in Blithe Spirit 27.4)
sand castles the salty smell of my fingers
a casa da solo un anno intero di parole immaginarie
aprendo il fazzoletto i suoi vecchi ricordi in un cassetto
kakemono … scrivo il mio nome accanto al tuo (già pubblicato su Blithe Spirit)
Always such a pleasure to read this beautiful blog edited by Charlotte Digregorio. So happy to have one poem of mine published. Many thanks dear Charlotte.
HAIKU POSTCARD PROJECT Thank you so much to Krzysztof Kokot for this lovely project. So many postcards from all over the world. This is my postcard with the view of Milan Cathedral, and poem on the back. Please check link below HAIKU POSTCARD PROJECT website
World haiku review: two third place Honoured and super happy, to have two third place, an haiku of merit, and another, in World Haiku Review, Autumn 2020 edited by Susumu Takiguchi. already autum
deafening silence the snow too falls without a sound (Third place, Shintai haiku category)
I would like to be a leaf carried by the wind (Third place, Neo classical haiku)
~~~~ già autunno vorrei essere una foglia portata dal vento (Terzo posto, haiku neoclassico)
end of lockdown the twinkle of stars in the night sky (Haiku of merit, Vanguard haiku, category)
old gravestones forgotten names under the snow (Neo classical haiku)
silenzio assordante anche la neve cade senza un suono (Terzo classificato, categoria Shintai haiku)
fine del blocco lo scintillio delle stelle nel cielo notturno (Haiku di merito, haiku d’avanguardia, categoria)
vecchie lapidi nomi dimenticati sotto la neve (Haiku neo classico)
