The Pan Haiku Review, 2024

River Thames

I take a long walk around, as a stranger
who befriends its sight, sound, and depth

gusts of wind sway my chocolate brown hair,
which plays the melody unknown

what language does it really speak,
through the chaos of this ongoing fast pace

it boasts of the anchor of history

what else connects it, and us with souls
yet to arrive, or leave

The Pan Haiku Review Summer issue 3 (August 2024)


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damselfly wings in my palm river delta (upublished)

----- summer dawn grandma shakes the pickle jar -Hifsa Ashraf previously published in haikuNetra,issue 1.1, 2023

published in the Pan Haiku Review, issue 2.

https://www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haiku-review/

VSANA, 2024

late night solitude

reshaping the craters

of half moon 

moonless night

the empty lap 

of a sea rock 

“The Thinker” was found on a rocky beach on the Southeast Coast of Puerto Rico, near Maunabo, about 10 years ago. The area is rich in basalt with a natural patina from the constant surf. The stone could have several interpretations. It strongly evokes an image of Auguste Rodin’s celebrated statue in Paris. This stone is 8.9 cm wide, 17.8 cm high, and 8.1 cm deep, including the base, and is in the collection of Jorge Mendizabal. Photo by Hugo Lopez.

https://www.vsana.org/ppp-24-may-1--24

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deep forest
the lingering echoes
of my childhood

Also included in Poetic Lithic Expressions 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFBtSjvOY1o

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climate change—
the emerald tide deepens
sound of the sea

my #haiku base on viewing the mountain-shaped piece of malachite from the Congo in Africa. It was given the poetic name “Verdant Hills.” January issue 2024

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