snowman / bałwanek

Australian Haiku Society Winter Solstice 2019 Haiga Kukai: Seasonal Results with Comments by Judge Ron Moss. 

Highly Commended

snowman

on a white piece of paper

my first Ensō

Marta Chociłowska

The shapes and circles of the painting are beautifully reflected in the poet’s mention of drawing an Ensō, which is a traditional Zen expression of infinity or enlightenment. Always done with one stroke; if the circle is left open it allows a movement towards perfection, and if closed we have the perfection of all things as they are. A spiritual practice that is called hitsuzendō or the way of the brush.

Australian Haiku Society Winter Solstice 2019 Haiga Kukai: Seasonal

early spring / wczesna wiosna

early spring

on the hospital table

paper flowers

wczesna wiosna

na szpitalnym stoliku

kwiaty z papieru

ранняя весна
на больничном столе
бумажные цветы
(transl. Nikolay Grankin)

Haiku highly commended in The Australian Haiku Society Spring Haiga Kukai 2017

Comment by the judge Ron Moss: 
This is an intriguing haiku that brings thoughts and feelings of our own individual experiences of birth, death and everything in-between. The imagery is handled with a light touch and the obvious seasonal connection helps to bring a natural setting against what could be the stark, cold white setting of a hospital. We can feel uplifted by the splashes colour and the promise of renewal and hope.

first spring day / pierwszy dzień wiosny

first spring day

on the florist’s trolley

melting snow

pierwszy dzień wiosny

na straganie kwiaciarki

topniejący śnieg

Australian Haiku Society (AHS) First Haiga Kukai: Seasonal - honorable mention

AHS Haiga Kukai Seasonal Spring 2016