sick mom
a night-night lullaby
to her
chora mama
piosenka na dobranoc
dla niej
sunset turns from red to purple plum tree
zachód słońca z czerwieni w fiolet drzewo śliwy
he theme of the October 2022 issue of brass bell: a haiku journal is “kitchen haiku”.
new year’s eve
busy preparing dough
for the first bread
sylwester
przygotowuje ciasto
na pierwszy chleb
old Warsaw ruins
a crate of mossy wine bottles
in the cellar
The theme of this month’s collection is “homeplace”. For this issue every first line must make a very specific reference to the particular place that is the author's homeplace.
long rain
the great grey slugs
crawl out
długotrwały deszcz
wychodzą na powierzchnię
czarne ślimaki
Brass Bell: a haiku journal, August 2022 theme: water
The theme of this month’s collection in Brass Bell: a haiku journal is “sound / no sound”.
just married
joyful shivarees
all night long
nowożeńcy
pod oknem aż do rana
kocia muzyka
a county fair
my homemade cider
loses its fizz
The theme for this month’s collection is “drinkable haiku.”
My haiku published in the April 2022 issue of brass bell: a haiku journal
"This month’s collection focuses on Things That Make Us Happy … small things, major things, long ago memories, and current moments" - Zee Zahava says.
back home
all the roadside puddles
explored
powrót do domu
wszystkie przydrożne kałuże
zgłębione
A haiku celebration of women and girls in the March 2022 issue of Brass Bell: a haiku journal.
mom’s cookbook
the stained pages
take me back
reflected light in the broken pane a spiderweb
odbite światło w rozbitej szybie pajęczyna
Brass Bell February 1, 2022 one-line haiku
sunny morning
the snowman loosens
his scarf
słoneczny ranek
bałwanek rozluźnia
szalik
Brass Bell: a haiku journal January 2022
lonely night
warming herself up
by the kettle
samotna noc
rozgrzewa się
przy czajniku
Brass Bell: a haiku journal December 2021 - theme: night
lonely vacation
a new supply of back scratchers
from the gift shop
wakacje singla
nowa dostawa drapaczek
ze sklepu z pamiątkami
Brass Bell: a haiku journal November 2021 (theme: body haiku).
Brass Bell: a haiku journal in October 2021 issue. The theme for this issue is numbers. Each haiku must include a number but NOT written out in words.
garden chess game
1 black pawn beats the white queen
in a rainstorm
rainy autumn
10 clumsy fingers
on the keyboard
10,000 leaves
my first primer
of tanka
szachy ogrodowe
1 czarny pion bije białą damę
w ulewie
deszczowa jesień
10 niezdarnych palców
na klawiaturze
10 000 liści
mój elementarz
tanki
fresh laundry
forgotten in the pocket
dyer’s madder
świeże pranie
zapomniane w kieszeni
kłącze marzanny*
*chodzi o marzannę farbiarską, która barwi tkaniny na czerwono, brązowo i fioletowo.
Brass Bell: a haiku journal September 2021 issue
so quiet
the moon climbs
a roof
tak cicho
księżyc się wspina
na dach
Brass Bell: a haiku journal June, 2021
reprinted on June 5, 2021 on Charlotte Digregorio's Writers Blog
fish & chips
peeking with one eye
a seagull
all is lost
you think and suddenly
a fudge cake
Brass Bell: a haiku journal May 1, 2021
mother's diary
a soft strand of hair
in tissue paper
pamiętnik matki
miękkie pasemko włosów
w bibułce
frosty sunup
chimneys send pink puffs
each to the other
February 2021 issue of brass bell: a haiku journal. Theme Colorful Haiku.