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/

Haikuniverse, 2025

family dinner prep—
the dough rises above
our gossip


Haikuniverse, November 26, 2025

https://haikuniverse.com/haiku-by-hifsa-ashraf-11/

haikuniverse, 2023

lingering moonlight

on the kitchen window
mom’s shadow

haikuniverse, April 14, 2023

Haikuniverse, 2021

marital adjustment—
the tides of her knuckles
in the flour


Haikuniverse November 11th, 2021

haikuniverse, 2020

revealing

my intimacy block

moon halo

haikuniverse, June 20th, 2020

haikuniverse, 2019

plumes of smoke
curl around…
the half-opened roses

October 10th, 2019

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evening shadows…
the things we deny
become more visible

May 25th, 2019

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first step
on the misty bridge
owl’s hoot

January 4th, 2019

haikuniverse, 2018

her fingers
in my mouth
Halloween dinner
Halloween Haiku (19 of 25)
 

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winter dawn—

half glass full

of apple cider

February 2nd, 2018

commentary by Alan Summers 

http://area17.blogspot.com/2018/04/haiku-art-of-implication-over.html

haikuniverse, 2017

yellow trumpet lily

…buzz in my ears

free jazz

October 13th, 2017

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full moon…

pink lotus glows

on my kimono

June 23rd, 2017

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nostalgia-

walnut door bangs

back and forth

March 5th, 2017