Cattails, 2023

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aftershocks— 

a beggar’s bowl gathers 

more dust 

——

family garden party 

a bumblebee fans 

the rumours

haiga with Oscar Luparia 

Cattails, April 2023

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Die Leere Mitte, 2023

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R.C. Thomas and Hifsa Ashraf – Tan Renga

absolute zero

a strand of gray curls

around my forehead    (ha)

updating

my Facebook profile    (rct)

 ——

  crypto autumn

the snake skin clings

to my bare feet    (ha)

treading carefully

where it counts the most    (rct)

 ——- 

twitching mice

following you

following me    (rct)

sinking in

our desktop pits    (ha)

——-

 isotopic abundance

our egos reach

their points    (ha)

an ellipsis

leaves space for more    (rct)

 ——–

 c0ld w1nd

my f0ne vibr8s

w1v every msg    (rct)

dec1pher1ng

the b1nary c0des    (ha)

 ——–

 drop by drop

breaking down

a caffeine kick    (rct)

molecules dance

with my nerves    (ha)


Die Leere Mitte – Issue 18
MAY 19, 2023 ~ FEDERICO FEDERICI

https://leserpent.wordpress.com/2023/05/19/die-leere-mitte-issue-18/

World Haiku Series, 2023

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World Haiku Series 2022 (46) Haiku by Hifsa Ashraf

 Hiruta  Haiku, Haiku toward UNESCO, World Haiku Series  2023/05/23

Haiku by Hifsa Ashraf

peacock flower—
I still am a mother
of the unborn child

#FemKuMag issue 34

鳳凰木 —

私はまだ胎児の母親

——

autumn leaves
raking to and fro
his last words

Presence, #73

紅葉

あちこちで彼の最後の言葉掻き集める

——

sunlit dewdrops
on the grassy field
child’s first poem

太陽に照らされた露のしずく

芝生のフィールドに

子供の最初の詩
—

lake’s mist
unfolding my story
the rorschach test

Wales Haiku Journal, Autumn Edition 2022

湖の霧

私の物語を展開する

ロールシャッハテスト
——

letting go of
what’s not mine
prairie wind

tinywords, 27 October 2022

手放す

私のものではないものを

草原の風
—–

foreign sky—
spotting those stars
I named after siblings

Frogpond, Autumn issue 45:3

異国の空－

それらの星を見つける

きょうだいにちなんで名付けました
——

pink dahlia
enough to count on
this spring

Modern Haiku 53:3

ピンクのダリア

期待するのに十分

今春
——

Paris Agreement
the v of seagulls
lost in the fog

パリ協定

カモメのV

霧の中で消え去った
—-

summer ends
in the birdbath
white feathers

夏が終わる

鳥の水浴び場に

白い羽
—–

https://akitahaiku.com/2023/05/21/world-haiku-series-2022-46-haiku-by-hifsa-ashraf-pakistan/?unapproved=65620&moderation-hash=7022fa4e12c591e511f770dc36a09fa0#comment-65620

How the Wind Moves – An Anthology by Velvet Dusk Publishing 2023

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Happy to be included in a diverse collection of split sequences ‘How the Wind Moves’ – a debut anthology by Velvet Dusk Publishing. 

Setting Free

Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan)
Christine L. Villa (USA)

peruvian lily

no longer tracing
my name on his chest
unscented night

all those scars

getting deeper
into the moonlight
my heartache

I take for granted

lavender tea
after the last sip
I whisper goodbye

—-

Spring Rendezvous

Christine L. Villa (USA)
Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan)

flower moon

his first touch
after so many years
spring drizzle

releasing the butterfly

soft kisses
two bodies breathing
in tandem

in her obi

sea waves
from her back curve
symphony of love

—–

Prelude

Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan)
Christine L. Villa (USA)

late summer sky

the way you kiss
the mole on my shoulder
lilac afterglow

a part of me

serenades
through the balcony
blossom wind

still blue

day moon
how long will it be
this time

info: Sneak preview https://youtu.be/ImaMBvQv6oo Paperback https://tinyurl.com/2ry93sau Kindle https://tinyurl.com/46yezmu7

It’s a collection of split sequences of Chrissi L. Villa with 46 poets. 

“It’s almost as if this new genre called the ‘split sequence’ reveals the white and negative spaces hiding between and behind each line of any haiku you have ever read. If you want to see for yourself how a small poem is but a gateway for worlds you could inhabit, dive into this book and don’t worry about ever resurfacing.”
—Alan Summers, founder of Call of the Page

“The first of its kind, How the Wind Moves features a diverse collection of split sequences by Christine L. Villa, co-authored with a well-rounded cast of writers from the haiku community. Interspersed throughout is gorgeous multi-layered collage work, created by Villa herself, which is a parallel medium that ties in with the sequences. One need not be familiar with the split sequence form or even haiku to appreciate this book. All lovers of poetry and art will enjoy this landmark collection that flows like the wind between universal subjects such as nature, love, loss, illness, healing, hope, and faith.”
—Robin Anna Smith, co-founder & co-editor of whiptail: journal of the single line poem