The 4th Basho-an International English Haiku Competition

fading stars
all those lullabies that I sing
back to grandma


薄れゆく星たち
祖母に歌ってあげ子守唄のすべて

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late summer afternoon
a grasshopper hops on
the moss covered buddha

晩夏の午後
苔むした仏像に跳ね上がる飛蝗

'10 winners' as selected by Mr. Lindsay in The 4th Basho-an International English Haiku Competition

The contest received 1,562 haiku(phrases) from 34 countries and regions.