ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK, 2021

departing memories 

hoarfrost on the door 

carves his palms

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray

December 31st, 2021

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trophy hunting
dripping in the trough
crimson icicles

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reaping rice 

the lingering smell 

of grandma’s pudding 

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray

December 3rd, 2021

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old letter box 

gathers more dust 

winter twilight

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray

November 19th, 2021

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harvest day
cut through the wheat stalks 

a flock of sparrows 

midsummer 

the harvest wind weaves 

through the wheat stalks

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray

October 29th, 2021

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bamboo forest

where we met last time

old flute songs

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray

October 1st, 2021

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moving day… I walk alpine moon back to the valley

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray

September 17, 2021

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late departure--
I attune to the songs
of a nightingale

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray

September 3, 2021

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Sufi meditation-- 

from the rock crevice 

a cascading waterfall

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray

May 21, 2021

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evening zikr…

I come across

my real shadow

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray

April 2, 2021

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hu mantra-- 

the waterfall’s rainbow 

reflects my aura

April 30, 2021
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray

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spring breeze 

whirls the white rose 

dervish dance

April 16, 2021
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray

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evening zikr…
I come across
my real shadow

April 2, 2021
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray

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year of the Ox

I make peace

with the cold sun

February 5, 2021

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray : The Asahi Shimbun

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year of the Ox 

avoiding 

the scarlet sky 

January 29, 2021

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray : The Asahi Shimbun

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early spring…
the aroma of roti
from a clay oven

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new year eve...
the maple leaves swirl
around the emergency ward


ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
January 15, 2021