rugged hillside
the shape of the sapling
still in the tree
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Leanne Mumford
Leanne Mumford is an Australian writer and photographer. A keen traveller, Leanne’s haiku often reveal a strong sense of place. Since 2012 her haiku, plus haiga and haibun, have appeared in various Australian and international journals and anthologies. Her haiku ‘wind song’ won a Touchstone Award for Individual Poems 2019. Leanne is a founding member of the online Inkstone Poetry Forum. In 2022 she joined the Australian Haiku Society’s Executive Committee. Leanne is a co-founder of the Haiku Down Under conference, first held in October 2022, with the second to be take place in August 2024. View all posts by Leanne Mumford
Very evocative. I'm saving this haiku in my notebook of favorite poems to revisit.
Thank you for dropping by and leaving a comment, Sheila. It's nice to hear from you and I'm very happy you found something to like in my poem.
The haiku embodies depth and mystery (yugen), contained space (ma), becomingness (kokora), lightness (karumi) and creativeness (zoko) in its manifestation.
the tree—
spreads its branches
without noise
Pravat Kumar Padhy
Publication Credit: Simply Haiku, Winter 2011, Vol 8, No. 3
rows of trees
along stretched seashore
remain speechless
perhaps the oceanic vastness
interacting in deep silence
Pravat Kumar Padhy
Publication Credit: Simply Haiku, Summer 2012, Vol.10 No.1
Pravat, thank you for your very encouraging comments, and for sharing your two poems in response.
Leanne, such a grand thought!
__ The young that form, remains in age. Some will think this (sort of) tanka is crude, but 'tis spring and it happens; an instant echo. Smiles_! _m
the young
joins to then the now
pollen breeze
the splatters on this screen
a handkerchief
Magyar, thank you for taking time to comment. I appreciate your positive feedback. I think haiku and tanka have room for many kinds of images and ideas, more than just the pretty ones.
Kind of like the child that remains in all of us. Love it, Leanne!
marion