I’m grateful and honored to Charlotte Digregorio , to sharing one poem of mine, once again. Please, follow, her special blog.

www.charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com

alpine lake

an artist paints

his melancholy

by Eufemia Griffo (Italy)

Haiku Dialogue, Jan. 30, 2019

First swallow, published in Stardust, Issue 42, June 2020, edited by Valentina Ranaldi-Adams. 

 

first swallows
this longing
to go back

prime rondini
questo desiderio
di tornare indietro

Eufemia Griffo

#FemkuMag An e-zine of Womxn’s Haiku May 2020 – issue #24 Guest Editor: Julie Bloss Kelsey – Editor-in-Chief: Lori A Minor. Here’s my contribution:

her weddding anniversary
my mother’s ring shines
in an old tin box

~
Eufemia Griffo

https://69b046c2-a7e1-4a9a-9a22-1c70986eaa24.filesusr.com/ugd/f4c0ea_3600577f687f443090d3554de09f424b.pdf

‘spring thaw’ in DailyHaiga, an edited journal of contemporary and traditional haiga, edited by Linda Pilarsky. Delighted and grateful to be here.

spring thaw

one bud

after another

haiku and ph. by Eufemia Griffo

http://www.dailyhaiga.org/haiga-archives/2740/-spring-thaw-by-eufemia-griffo-italy

I’m grateful and honored to Charlotte Digregorio , to sharing one poem of mine, once again. Please, follow, her special blog.

https://charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/

prayer time

the distant chant

of birds

Eufemia Griffo

Failed Haiku, “Back from the Dead,” Issue 53, Vol. 5, 20207

failed haiku A Journal of English Senryu Volume 5, Issue 55 (Personal Best) includes one poem of mine, too.
Thank you to Michael Rehling for another lovely collection.

scent of primroses
learning what
we unknew

 

Eufemia Griffo

[http://www.haikuhut.com/FailedHaikuIssue55.pdf](http://www.haikuhut.com/FailedHaikuIssue55.pdf)

Grateful to have three haiku of mine in Under the Basho, selected by Kala Ramesh in Modern haiku section. Thank you so much to all editors team, Kala Ramesh, Hansha Teki, Don Baird.

chorus of leaves
the ancient song
of the wind

window screen
a butterfly looking for
new flowers

deafening silence
I wonder if crickets
still sing

coro di foglie
l’antica canzone
del vento

desktop
una farfalla sta cercando
i nuovi fiori

silenzio assordante
mi chiedo se i grilli
cantano ancora
~
Eufemia Griffo

https://underthebasho.com/current-year/modern-haiku/3281-eufemia-griffo.html

Grateful to have one haiku of mine in Blithe Spirit, Vol. 30 number 2, another stunning collection of poems, edited by Caroline Skanne.

early spring
the empty rooms fill
with birdsong

 

inizio primavera
le stanze vuote si riempiono
col canto degli uccelli
~

Eufemia Griffo

I am incredibly honored to appear for the first time in Frogpond, along with many poets from all over the world. Thank you to Michael Ketchek to including my work.

castle ruins
forget-me-nots
among the old stones

 

rovine del castello
un non ti scordar di me
tra le vecchie pietre

Eufemia Griffo

“Back from the Dead” , issue 53 volume 5 ( May 2020) of Failed Haiku, edited by Michael Rehling, is now online. Thank you so much to Mike for this lovely collection. These are my three poems:

prayer time
the distant chant
of birds

lockdown
filling our silence
new silence

quarantine time
imagining the shape
first leaves

tempo di preghiera
il canto distante
degli uccelli

lockdown
riempiendo il nostro silenzio
con un nuovo silenzio

tempo di quarantena
immaginando la forma
delle prime foglie

 

Eufemia Griffo

http://www.haikuhut.com/FailedHaikuIssue53.pdf

A wide selection of mine, for a total of 48 poems, appears in Living Haiku Anthology (The haiku foundation). Thank you to editors Don Baird and Hansha Teky, to including my best work.

https://livinghaikuanthology.com/index-of-poets/alphabetic-index/445-g-poets/griffo,-eufemia.html

One year ago…

I forgot to share this one!!!

Three poems of mine have been published and translated into Bulgarian,

by Iliyana Stoyanova

 

lullaby
the words my mother
never sang

sewing machine
patching
my old scars

sunset…
the lonely song
of a rice picker

Eufemia Griffo

 

#DebbieMStrangeHaigaProject
Ph. by Debbie Strange
Poem by Eufemia Griffo
~~~
Thank you very much to Debbie Strange for this great honor.

A lovely haiga with an awesome picture by Debbie and one poem of mine (previously published on Seashore 2018).

another year older
the sun slides
into its shadow

(Poem by Eufemia Griffo, Pic. by Debbie Strange)

#Mother‘s day

love knots
my mother’s hands
intertwined to mine

nodi d’amore
le mani di mia madre
intrecciate alle mie
(Failed haiku, July 2019)

misty morning
mother doesn’t remember
the colour of the sea

mattina di nebbia
mia mamma non ricorda
il colore del mare
(International Women’s Haiku Festival, March 2017, Published in Inner Voices)

falling stars …
the silent prayer
of a mother

stelle cadenti …
la preghiera silenziosa
di una madre
Mainichi, August 2017

chrysanthemum blooms
the day I became
mother

fiorisce il crisantemo
il giorno in cui sono diventato
madre
(Asahi Haikuist network, Oct. 2017)

sign language
the silent love words
of a mother

linguaggio dei segni
le silenziose parole d’amore
di una madre
(European Kukai, 2019, decimo posto)

faded black ink​
the last silent journey​
of her words​

inchiostro sbiadito
l’ultimo viaggio silenzioso
delle sue parole
(Failed haiku)

alzheimer’s
white white white
snow falls

alzheimer
bianco bianco bianco
cade la neve
(Otata and Haiku commentary)

looking at the moon
the young mother becomes
a child again

guardando la luna
la giovane madre
diventa di nuovo bambina
(Haikuniverse, 2016)

~
Eufemia Griffo
Ph. by unsplash free ph. download

Grateful to have three senryu of mine in Failed Failed haiku selected by Poetess Praniti Guliani, the guest editor for June edition. The theme for this month is “pauses”. Thank you to Michael Rehling for his awesome journal!!!

monastery isolation
the echo of mantras
carried by the wind

ceasefire
the distant echo
of a lullaby

self-isolation
the same loneliness
behind the masks

 

monastero in isolamento
l’eco dei mantra
portati dal vento

cessate il fuoco
l’eco distante
di una ninna nanna

auto-isolamento
dietro le maschere
la stessa solitudine

Eufemia Griffo

Today, I’m grateful and honored to  Charlotte Digregorio to sharing one poem of mine once again.

chrysanthemum blooms
the day I became
mother
~
Eufemia Griffo
Asahi Haikuist Network, October 2017

www.charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com

 — con Charlotte Digregorio

Today one poem of mine published in Charlotte Digregorio’ s blog.
My deepest gratitude for her choise. This poem has already been featured in hedgerow #129, print edition, December 2019, edited by Caroline Skanne.

https://charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/

Really pleased to have four poems of mine in the latest issue of Failed haiku January 2020 alongside many poets. There is a poem about “absence of water” too, together with other poems on the same theme written by poets from all over the world. Thank you Michael Rehling for this great work!🙏 Congratulations everyone!

heat wave
only a handful of rice
in the empty bowl

sign language
the children’s words
light as snow

logbook
the first snow
on the last page

childhood memories
my child intertwines his hands
with mine

ondata di caldo
solo una manciata di riso
nella ciotola vuota

linguaggio dei segni
le parole dei bambini
leggere come la neve

giornale di bordo
la prima neve
nell’ultima pagina

ricordi d’infanzia
mio figlio intreccia le sue mani
con le mie

~
Eufemia Griffo Failed Haiku Vol. 5 issue 49

 

white chrysanthemums
the faded color
of her absence

Eufemia Griffo

 

https://www.waleshaikujournal.com/winter-2019

One of the most beautiful haiku journals edited by Caroline Skanne, is here. Delighted to be part once again. This poem has been reprinted in Charlotte Digregorio’ blog in January 11th 2020.

fall twilight
the shadow of a butterfly
behind me

crepuscolo d’autunno
l’ombra di una farfalla
dietro di me
~
Eufemia Griffo
hedgerow #129 December 2019