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

Haiku Dialogue, The Haiku Foundation, 2023

skylight window 

shifting the axis 

of my thoughts 

Haiku Dialogue- Rooms -Looking in

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spring equinox—

gliding through the mist
a shaheen falcon

HAIKU DIALOGUE – Avian Adventures – Favorite Moments in Birding

Freshout Mag, 2023

 

October 22, 2023

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    September 27, 2023

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September 11, 2023

August 26 2023

April 02 2023

28 July 2023

March 24 2023

March 04 2023

23 January 2023

30 January 2023

Haiga Collab with Oscar Luparia 

Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, 2023

Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, September 01, 2023

with Shahid Mehmood

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A haiga with Oscar Luparia in Scarlet Dragonfly, issue 13 - April 2023

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family haveli visit
room by room
the scent of rain


Scarlet Dragonfly, February 21, 2023

Blithe Spirit, 2023

 

filled with coins
squinting
at the money jar

a closer look
the cost of new glasses

            — Hifsa Ashraf, Pakistan / Richard Thomas, UK

Volume 33, Number 1 

Blithe Spirit, Journal of British Haiku Society

Previously Published in Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, 23rd September, 2022

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK, 2023

home alone
the house sparrow’s
missing chirp

December 29, Asahi Haikuist Network

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deep forest
the low notes
of a nightingale’s song

December 15, Asahi Haikuist Network

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autumn symphony
a swirl of leaves
around the old trunk

November 17, Asahi Haikuist Network

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counting on
the spring breeze
first date

March 17, Asahi Haikuist Network

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blossom wind
whispers in my ears
the love song 

March 3, Asahi Haikuist Network

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valentine’s day--

a heart shaped cloud
walks me home

February 17, Asahi Haikuist Network

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.