traffic hum
honey bees nesting
in an old pine
Author: 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.
rugged hillside
the shape of the sapling
still in the tree
end of a long drive
the cool of the sea
around my ankles