fugitive memories
another turn 
of an old ribbon

ricordi fugaci
un altro giro
di un vecchio nastro
~
Eufemia Griffo

Annunci

melting ice

the last sidereal touch 

of winter

Eufemia Griffo 

charcoal drawing
the first flight
of a black swan
~
Eufemia Griffo

Another lovely surprise. 
After Haiku dialogue and Otata, one poem of mine published in Haikuniverseedited by Rick Lupert. Thank you again Rick, for your selection.

haiku by Eufemia Griffo

Chinese Zodiac
the audacity
of a small pig
🐖😁

http://www.haikuniverse.com/haiku-by-eufemia-griffo-8/

Haiku dialogue, edited by Kathy Munro, together with many poet friends. Here’s my poem:

all that’s left…
the silence of forest
before dawn

Eufemia Griffo

https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/…/haiku-dialogue-yellow…/

Stardust Poetry With A Little Sparkle – An Online Journal Presented by Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, January issue. Here’s my poem:

spring equinox
still the muffled echo
of snow
~
Eufemia Griffo

http://stardusthaiku.blogspot.com/?m=1

One poem of mine published in Charlotte Digregorio‘ s blog. My deepest gratitude for her choise.

sumi-e
a drop of black ink
lost in mist

by Eufemia Griffo (Italy)
Asahi Haikuist Network, June 1, 2018

https://charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/

 

alpine lake

an artist paints

his melancholy

 

Eufemia Griffo

piccoli fiocchi di neve
le parole giuste
per dire addio

tiny snowflakes
the right words
to say farewell

cielo invernale
una stella solitaria attraversa
la via Lattea

winter sky
a lonely star crosses
Milky Way

mille lucciole
le fate dei boschi giocano
a nascondino

a thousand fireflies
the woods fairies play
hide and seek

Giorno della Memoria
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
(January 27, 2019)

diario di guerra
quando nessuno di noi
guardava le stelle

war diary
when none of us
looked the stars

cenere nera
tutte quelle stelle nascoste
nell’oscurità

black ash
all those hidden stars
in the darkness

pagine vuote
le ultime parole di Anna
portate via dal vento

empty pages
Anne’s last words
carried off by the wind

filo spinato
in primavera le rose
raggiungono ancora il cielo

barbed wire
in spring the roses
reach the sky again

petali caduti
il modo in cui lasciamo andare
la nostra vita

fallen petals
the way we left
our life

Eufemia Griffo

https://otatablog.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/otata-38-post2.pdf

To Rachel

small poems
the way our lives
intertwined

twinkle of stars
your new path 
brighter

sunrise…
this empty day
without your words

piccole poesie
il modo in cui le nostre vite
si sono intrecciate

scintillio di stelle
il tuo nuovo sentiero
più luminoso

alba…
questo giorno vuoto
senza le tue parole

Eufemia Griffo 

http://www.haikuhut.com/FailedHaikuIssue38.pdf

primroses
her kind look
so far way

(to my mother)

Eufemia Griffo

Delighted to be a part of Haiku dialogue, edited by Kathy Munro, together with many poet friends. Here’s my poem:

fresh snow
on the old path
I find myself

Eufemia Griffo

https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2019/01/16/haiku-dialogue-snow-on-the-roof/

Otata, January 1, 2019: ten poems of mine featured in this beautiful journal edited by John Martone. My deep gratitude to the editor and congrats to all!!!

fine dell’anno
i vecchi ricordi coperti
di neve

year’s end
old memories covered
in snow

solitudine invernale
un cigno guarda
il primo fiocco di neve

winter solitude
a swan watches
first snowflake

Natale passato
il tempo si è fermato
in un globo di neve

Christmas past
time stopped
in a snow globe

oche migratrici
anche gli alberi
stanno cambiando i colori

migrating geese
the trees too
are changing colours

campana tibetana
il suono della neve
prima di cadere

singing bowl
the sound of snow
before falling

fiori di gelso
un manto di neve
culla il loro sonno

mulberry flowers
sleep cradled in 
a blanket of snow

cielo invernale
anche le stelle diventano
più bianche

winter sky
even the stars turn
whiter

ricordi fugaci
un altro giro
di un vecchio nastro

fugitive memories
another turn 
of an old ribbon

antiche zampogne
un vecchio attende ancora
il ritorno dei Re Magi

ancient bagpipes
the old man still awaits 
three Wise Men

Via della Seta
senza le stelle
vaghiamo invano

Silk Road
without the stars
we wander in vain
~
Eufemia Griffo

https://otatablog.wordpress.com/

Failed Haiku, Jan. 2019

Thank you so much to editor Michael Rehling for this great work and congratulations to all poets featured. 
These are my five poems:

year’s end
a migrant seeks a refuge
among his memories

winter is coming
the farewell march
of ants

disappearing
into a bowl of sake
my face as a child

winter temple
between Buddha’s hands
a snowflake

dissolved mist
the thin shape
of my wishes
~

Eufemia Griffo 

cemetery garden
the endless sleep
of leaves

giardino del cimitero
il sonno infinito
delle foglie

Eufemia Griffo 

Blithe Spirit Vol. 28 Number 4, December 2018

This is the final installment of ‘A Sense of Place’ edited by kj munro. This is my contribution for this lovely column:

winter solstice
the first snowflake
on the city sidewalk

Eufemia Griffo

windy day
a dandelion seed
touchs a cloud

Eufemia Griffo 

Absolutely honoured to appear for the second time in Butterfly Dream edited by Chen-ou Liu, with one poem of mine translated into chinese and commented by editor. 
This poem has already been published in Failed haiku August 2017 edited by Michael Rehling.

 

English Original

fallen leaves
gathering the pieces
of another life

Failed Haiku, 2:20, August 2017

Eufemia Griffo

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

落葉
收集另一種生活
的碎片

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

落叶
收集另一种生活
的碎片

Bio Sketch

Eufemia Griffo is from Settimo Milanese (Milano) Italy. She is a writer and poet who has published books of poetry and fiction, including Dracula’s inheritance (The Legacy of Dracula), which she co-authored with Davide Benincasa, and The river is still flowing (a collection of tales). She has won many awards for her writing and has published haiku in the best international magazines. Her blog is Eufemia Griffo

The opening line sets the scene and seasonal context while the unexpected yet thematically and emotionally significant last line elevates the haiku to a philosophical/contemplative level, sparking the reader’s reflection on (the circle of)life and death.

https://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.com/2018/12/butterfly-dream-another-life-haiku-by.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR0U23cXDNCaV4copwAKYOXdHXTh0P3ueqHftIdtKUKdNo9Hn7ueTxQX7yw

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.

Another year older
the sun slides
into its shadow

by Eufemia Griffo (Italy)

seashores, Vol. 1, October 2018

http://www.charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/