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

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.

Stardust, 2022

picking beets— 

the traces of winter 

in my hands

September 2022 issue 69 of Stardust

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kintsugi – 

the broken leaf fills 

with sunlight 

July 2022 issue 67 of Stardust

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night in a forest 

feeling the pulse 

of every tree

May 2022 issue #65 of Stardust

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ashen glow
a part of me
out of darkness

February 2022 issue #62 of Stardust 

Stardust, 2021

half moon— 

in the birdbath 

a frozen feather 

Stardust Haiku, Issue 58, October 2021

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late night shift…
the cricket’s chirp
walks him home

Stardust, issue 51, March

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not enough stars
to make a constellation
winter haze

Stardust, issue 50, February

Stardust, 2020

taking a detour on my way back home persimmon moon

Stardust Haiku, issue 48, Dec 2020

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moonflowers . . .

the only memory

of her lost child

Stardust Haiku, issue 46, Oct 2020

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at the end

of her fading memory

monsoon sky

Stardust Haiku, issue 43

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summer heat
beyond the mist
Asian hornets

Stardust Haiku, issue 42

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spring breeze . . . 

the ballerina dance 

of fuchsia blossoms 

Stardust Haiku, issue 41


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calla lily –
the slight curve
of her wedding gown

Stardust Haiku, February 2020, Issue 38

Also in 'jar of rain', The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2020.

Stardust Haiku, 2019

last call
of the blue jay
first snow

Stardust Haiku, issue 36 - December 2019

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windswept beach
the distant sound
of a conch shell

Stardust, Issue 35 - November 2019

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hospice garden

blue hyacinths

delay the evening

Stardust, Issue 34, October, 2019

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summer sky
the kaleidoscope
of my dreams

Stardust Haiku, Issue 32 - August 2019
mentioned in the starlight

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late autumn — 

a magpie sings 

to the cold moon 

Stardust Haiku, Issue 30 - June 2019

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spring thaw
rearranging
the love dreams

Stardust Haiku, Issue 28, February 2019

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cold evening...
the pine needles
pierce the moon

Stardust Haiku, Issue 26, February 2019

Stardust, 2018

fading light

a stray kitten sits

on my shadow

Stardust issue 23, November, 2018

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fireflies
through the mist
distant stars 

October 2018 Issue of Stardust