5-7-5 Haiku Journal, 2026

autumn horizon
a veteran's diary
full of ellipses

5-7-5 Haiku Journal, May 10, 2026, Atlantean Publishing blog

https://575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/haiku-by-hifsa-ashraf-5/#respond

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solitary walk –
the canopy of pine trees
etches my silence

5-7-5 Haiku Journal, May 06, 2026, Atlantean Publishing blog

https://575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/05/06/haiku-by-hifsa-ashraf-4/#respond

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midnight solitude
a swarm of black moths swirling
around the street lamp

5-7-5 Haiku Journal, May 02, 2026, Atlantean Publishing blog

https://575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/05/02/haiku-by-hifsa-ashraf-3/

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drifting murky clouds
a host of sparrows circles
around the old pond

5-7-5 Haiku Journal, April 29, 2026, Atlantean Publishing blog

https://575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/haiku-by-hifsa-ashraf-2/

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early spring drizzle

the uninterrupted call
of a hermit thrush


5-7-5 Haiku Journal, April 25, 2026, Atlantean Publishing blog

https://575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/04/25/haiku-by-hifsa-ashraf/

Fireflies’ Light, 2026

evening solitude

dune after dune
the desert moon

river wind
through the bent reed
hu mantra

kintsugi—
sunlight drifts through
the forest canopy

deep furrows
on the farmer’s forehead
drought field


Fireflies' Light 33, April 2026
https://www.mobap.edu/about-mbu/publications/fireflies-light/

Consulate General of Japan in Toronto Canada, 2026

It is a great honour to be included in 2026 Sakura Haiku Challenge Digital Anthology by the Consulate General of Japan in Toronto. My sincere thanks to the editorial team for this opportunity.

https://www.toronto.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/files/101043906.pdf

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Honoured to have a haiku published by Consulate General of Japan in Toronto for the Sakura Haiku Challenge 2026.

spring meditation—
brimming my lap
sakura petals

Published by Consulate General of Japan in Toronto, April 23, 2026
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AsmwoVv6S/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AsmwoVv6S/

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Also included in the 5th Annual Sakura Haiku Challenge 2026 Digital Anthology by the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto.

Sense & Sensibility, 2026

gathering dusk

the ellipses of crows
across the horizon

Sense & Sensibility Haiku Journal ~ Mother Earth’s Rebirth, May 2026

https://sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/the-may-issue-of-sense-sensibility-is-out/

Enchanted Garden, 2026

old haveli roof

moonlight filters
through the empty charpoy*


acoperiș vechi de haveli
lumina lunii se filtrează
prin patul gol


*charpoy - a traditional woven be

Enchanted Garden, Issue 16: Lunae Feeria, July 2026

https://enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2026/07/enchanted-garden-issue-16-lunae-feeria.html

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the tracks
of freshly mowed grass
evening solitude


urmele
de iarbă proaspăt tunsă
solitudine de seară

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village home visit
the lingering aroma
of mustard saag


vizită în satul natal
aroma persistentă
de saag cu frunze de muștar


Enchanted Garden, Issue 15: Emerald, April 2026

https://enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2026/04/enchanted-garden-issue-15-emerald-april.html

Haikuniverse, 2026

long summer afternoon
the river, the moon, and I
go parallel

Published on haikuniverse, Sept 02
https://haikuniverse.com/haiku-by-hifsa-ashraf-13/

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mom’s marigolds

no one dares to touch them
but honeybees

Published in haikuniverse, April 7, 2026
https://haikuniverse.com/haiku-by-hifsa-ashraf-12/

FemkuMag, 2026

Two poems, one haibun, and two collab rengay with Arinder

breakup point

the wild roses

not wild enough

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stars after storm

mending the holes

in my dupatta

#FemkuMag Issue 42: Summer (July 2026)
https://femkumag.wixsite.com/home/current-issue

https://69b046c2-a7e1-4a9a-9a22-1c70986eaa24.filesusr.com/ugd/f4c0ea_6c235ac705b34134b3a8f9404a829038.pdf

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karo-kari—
in the abandoned field
hemlock blossoms

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back home
after a long day
in the kitchen
her self-talk fades
into the clattering of pots

#FemkuMag, Issue 41: Spring 2026

https://69b046c2-a7e1-4a9a-9a22-1c70986eaa24.filesusr.com/ugd/f4c0ea_c401fb9ab1094bc58ed56dd13eef3973.pdf

O2 Haiku Haiku Literary Magazine, 2026

river pebbles
reshaping
my reflection

Published in O2 Haiku Magazine - Poets Corner, June 05, 2026

https://www.o2haiku.com/writers/spmtrm3ethammmt

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kintsugi—
pale moss fills the cracks
of the cemetery path

Published in February/March issue of O2 Haiku, April, 01 2026

https://www.o2haiku.com/writers/october-kigo-challenge-3fpkn-zxlbj-rsfmr

Prune Juice, 2026

Kitchen Gardening

spring fling

cherry tomato reddens   

in terracotta planters

 

luffa vines 

grow on the walls 

 

Hyderabadi biryani 

running to the veggies patch

for coriander 

 

crispy pakoras

grandma sorting out

mint for chutney 

 

bitter gourds

stuffed with masala

 

cold evening

adding fresh maithi

in shorba

Arvinder Kaur & Hifsa Ashraf

*maithi or methi means fenugreek

Published in Prune Juice, Issue 49

https://prunejuicesenryu.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/prune-juice-49-1-1.pdf

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dripping rain
from the shrine’s roof
a Sufi hymn

Prune Juice, Issue #48
https://prunejuicesenryu.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/issue-48.pdf