Stardust, 2023

meadow breeze
the zig zag trail
of honeybees

Stardust Haiku, Issue 79 – July 2023

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new moon –
mom’s first smile
after recovery

Stardust Haiku, Issue 74 – February 2023

Haiku Dialogue, The Haiku Foundation, 2023

skylight window 

shifting the axis 

of my thoughts 

Haiku Dialogue- Rooms -Looking in

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spring equinox—

gliding through the mist
a shaheen falcon

HAIKU DIALOGUE – Avian Adventures – Favorite Moments in Birding

Freshout Mag, 2023

 

October 22, 2023

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    September 27, 2023

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September 11, 2023

August 26 2023

April 02 2023

28 July 2023

March 24 2023

March 04 2023

23 January 2023

30 January 2023

Haiga Collab with Oscar Luparia 

Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, 2023

Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, September 01, 2023

with Shahid Mehmood

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A haiga with Oscar Luparia in Scarlet Dragonfly, issue 13 - April 2023

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family haveli visit
room by room
the scent of rain


Scarlet Dragonfly, February 21, 2023

Blithe Spirit, 2023

 

filled with coins
squinting
at the money jar

a closer look
the cost of new glasses

            — Hifsa Ashraf, Pakistan / Richard Thomas, UK

Volume 33, Number 1 

Blithe Spirit, Journal of British Haiku Society

Previously Published in Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, 23rd September, 2022

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK, 2023

home alone
the house sparrow’s
missing chirp

December 29, Asahi Haikuist Network

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deep forest
the low notes
of a nightingale’s song

December 15, Asahi Haikuist Network

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autumn symphony
a swirl of leaves
around the old trunk

November 17, Asahi Haikuist Network

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counting on
the spring breeze
first date

March 17, Asahi Haikuist Network

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blossom wind
whispers in my ears
the love song 

March 3, Asahi Haikuist Network

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valentine’s day--

a heart shaped cloud
walks me home

February 17, Asahi Haikuist Network

The Red Moon Anthology, 2023

 night in a forest 

feeling the pulse 

of every tree

Previously published in May 2022 issue #65 of Stardust

skipping stones: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2022

Also featured by Gregory Piko on his website https://gregorypiko.com/

comments: While these solemn themes weave their way through many of the poems in skipping stones, some poets show how references to nature can themselves form the basis of a thought-provoking haiku. For example, Hifsa Ashraf makes our skin tingle at the realisation our natural world is so full of life.

Triya Mag, 2023

 still birth 

in her palm 

wilted marigold 

मृत प्रसव

उसकी हथेलीथे ली म 

 मुरझा या गेंदागें द

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moon crater reshaping her empty womb 

मेरेमेरेख़ा ली गर्भ को आका र देता चाँ द गड

Triya Mag, March 2023 ~Basant Edition  बसंत संस्करण

The Mainichi - Best of 2022

falling snow 

grandma calls me 

by the wrong name 

Jan. 19, 2022 

Comment: As the snow starts to cover everything, the distinction between different objects and even what those objects were before they are buried becomes blurred. This resonates well with grandma's forgetfulness! 

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sunlit dewdrops 

on the grassy ground 

niece's first poem

Sept. 29, 2022 

The Mainichi Haiku - Best of 2022

Poetry Pea, 2023

Midnight Rituals

 

lingering hymn 

 

false gods

prostrate in the shadow

of menhirs

 

the conundrum hangs 

 

stoic disciple 

incanting 

ancient codes 

 

in a parliament of owls

 

quill whispers

souls set a course

for eternity

 

Hifsa Ashraf

John Hawkhead

Poetry pea, Journal 1:23, out in July

Previously published in Sonic Boom 2022

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autumn leaves

raking to and fro
his last words

Presence Issue 73,74

Eve Castle shared a short commentary on it
Poetry Pea, S6E6 Inner and Outer Weather in Haiku, featuring Eve Castle

https://redcircle.com/shows/719f3e09-bcf6-4c08-8307-d1db1b40c67c/episodes/7b503a07-7d39-4a2e-84dc-28f1ce3af33c

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last leaf
dangling from the garden tree
empty nest

Poetry Pea 3:22, January 2023