first frost, 2024

 
old grief—
the heaviness
of snowflakes

first frost, issue 08


Out of 700 poems submitted for a journal, only 44 poems are published. Honoured to be one of them.

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Akitsu Quarterly, 2024

summer meadow

all those colours
that define me


mountain mist
revising
an old ghazal


Published in Akitsu Quarterly, Fall / Winter 2024 issue

Modern Haiku, 2024

late summer dusk 

mom’s tangled hair
in the comb

Published in Modern Haiku, Issue 55:3

Poetry Pea, 2024

unity in diversity
the many colors
of sky


featured poem of Poetry Pea video prompt, on podcast, S7E31, 31st July
also in Poetry Pea Journal, 4:24

S7E31 Poetry Across the Water New York to Dublin

https://youtu.be/xQ6BjpiTEdI?si=p9krC34shaUFycFe

drifting-sands-haibun, 2024

Going With the Flow 

The river wind slows me down halfway through. I am trying not to resist whatever comes to my head; random thoughts, vivid memories, humming sounds, and musty smells. I want to clear my mind before I get back home, no matter how long it takes. I let my brown hair sway in the air and even stroke my face with its split ends. I am aware of my surroundings and myself as well. It’s a bit hard but relaxing to go beyond my comfort zone. But, it’s worth it to experience the “here and now,” grasp the moments that are unique and unusual in many ways. 

selflessness
in the blue sky
a drifting cloud

drifting-sands-haibun, Issue 28, July 2024 

https://drifting-sands-haibun.org/

Freshout mag, 2024

haiga with Oscar Luparia

Freshout Mag, December 11, 2024

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riverside walk the moon and I parting ways 

Freshout Mag, September 09, 2024

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war or no war blowing dandelions

Freshout Mag, August 06, 2024

Dwarf Stars Anthology 2024

Glad to have received my contributor's copy of 2024 Dwarf Stars Anthology from the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA). Thanks to the editor, Brittany Hause!

blue moonlight
overstepping my shadow
the pichal peri

Pub. info.: Hifsa Ashraf, Horror Senryu Journal (7 Aug. 2023)

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long forgotten dream
on the river bed
our footprints


Pub. info.: Hifsa Ashraf, Viewing Stone Association of North America (Mar. 2023)

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