Wales Haiku Journal, 2024

Wales Haiku Journal Issue Autumn 2024

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wood smoke

a part of forest follows

me back home

Wales Haiku Journal, Summer 2024

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east wind—
unfolding the memory
of his departure

Wales Haiku Journal, Spring 2024

FemkuMag, 2024

autumn leaves rustle her broken glass bangles

waterfall mist her veil hanging on the wall

femkumag issue 36, Summer 2024

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midnight rain…
she whispers her dreams
to her daughter

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midlife crisis—
mopping my reflection
from the floor

femkumag issue 35, Spring 2024

The 2024 Heliosparrow Haiku Frontier Awards

absolute dream
wrapping the midnight
a raven’s shadow

(Hifsa Ashraf, 13 Mar)

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whispers from
the cowrie shells
bare truth

(Hifsa Ashraf, 13 Mar)

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nothing for free
vending machine
tryst (rct)

recoiling
my late night yawn (ha)

Hifsa Ashraf & Richard Thomas

Heliosparrow, 30th April, 2023

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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All Ears Anthology 2023

rabbit tracks
across the family garden
winter deepens

-Hifsa Ashraf

All Ears - An anthology on Rabbits

https://www.bicadeideias.com/product-page/all-ears-haiku-standard-post-portugal

You can pay/donate by clicking here https://paypal.me/corinebicadeideias

The chosen charity this year is House Rabbit Society in Richmond, California.

www.rabbitsinthehouse.org

THF Monthly Kuaki, 2023

Results of the last Month’s THF Kukai, January 2024

theme: festival

In December there were 141 submissions from twenty-six countries across five continents.
Seventy-five voters casting ballots determined the following results.


Third Prize 

 end of the festival 

a young janitor gathers 

fallen stars 

 — Hifsa Ashraf (43 points - 5; 1; 4; 1; 0)

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Results of Last Month’s THF Kukai -December 2023

theme: giving thanks

In November there were 149 submissions from twenty-seven countries across five continents.
Seventy-one voters casting ballots determined the following results.


Second Prize 

 ceasefire — 

across the border 

a double rainbow 

 — Hifsa Ashraf (51 points - 5; 3; 2; 3; 2)

https://thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-kukai-december-2023/