poniedziałek, 26 października 2015


Autorką zdjęcia jest Paulina Kopeć-Ziembowicz.
WHA Haiga Contest (10/2015)

W tym samym wydaniu również haiga Magdy Sobieszek z moją grafiką.


niedziela, 11 października 2015

endless rain
from the old radio
still the same hum 

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New Junicho
 Mandala Exhibition

yoga class -
wind behind the window
bends mimosa twigs


on mandala exhibition
someone reads my aura


during flamenco
glitter from her dress
reaching the stars


disappearing smile
from the Pierrot face


when the fog thickens
we meeting in the middle
of nowhere


roosters ruffle their feathers
during the peace talks


in crowded shrine
her folded hands
keep the prayer


as I close my laptop
suddenly no friend around


from broken mirror
I gather the pieces
of my face


the moment I discovered
there is no spoon


on the physics lesson
an open book of poems
under the table


dark night illuminated
by the fireworks



Maria Tomczak Opole, Poland
Janina Kołodziejczyk Pavullo, Italy
Magdalena Banaszkiewicz Krosno Odrz., Poland
Magda Sobieszek Opole, Poland
Gabriel Sawicki Wrocław, Poland (sabaki)


#1 - hokku - shasei - Maria
#2 - waki - cultural (art) - Janina
#3 - daisan - cultural (music) - Magdalena
#4 - verse - shasei - Magda
#5 - verse - shasei - Gabriel
#6 - verse - cultural (politics) - Maria
#7 - verse - cultural (religion) - Janina
#8 - verse - gendai - Magdalena
#9 - verse - gendai - Magda
#10 - verse - cultural (film) - Gabriel
#11 - verse - cultural (literature) - Maria
#12 - ageku - shasei - Janina


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Demikasen
Images in the Crystal Ball

house for sale -
on the curved chimney
a pair of storks                                                magdalena

wind brings the flutter
of hunderds carp streamers                             maria

when first buds appear
her belly kicks
stronger and stronger                                       gabriel

on the gloomy Monday
my Buddha still smiling                                  magda

during meditation
the thoughts flow
with the clouds                                                maria

a scarecrow's hands
reach the emptiness                                       magdalena

moonlight
jumps on the surface
of an old pond                                                  gabriel

rising sun dims
the jack-o-lanterns                                           magda

with new love
a wedding ring mark
starts to disappear                                           magdalena

on their tin anniversary
the G-string among scalars                             maria

in between
only a kiss the cook
apron                                                                 gabriel

an apple pie smell recalls
memories about gradnma                              magdalena

atop the warm sand
a scarab
spreads its wings                                            magda

humming Bach I search
the Lyre on the sky                                        gabriel

making a pirouette
the ice dancer disappears
in whirling fog                                              magdalena

a fortune teller shuffles
images in the crystal ball                              maria

after the grand lottery
a draw ticket
among snowdrops                                        magdalena/maria

the gardener's dream
broken by a butterfly                                    magda



A Demikasen composed by members of HMR Facebook group. Started May 6th, 2015 and finished May 20th, 2015.

Magdalena Banaszkiewicz Krosno Odrz., Poland
Maria Tomczak Opole, Poland
Magda Sobieszek Opole, Poland
Gabriel Sawicki Wrocław, Poland (sabaki) 


4:4 September 2015

poniedziałek, 28 września 2015

ripened grapes
the midday sun
closed inside

dojrzewające winogrona
południowe słońce
zamknięte w środku

cattails, Spetember 2015
Editor's Choice

This Editor's Choice written by Maria Tomczak of Poland, immediately made my mouth water as I imagined the glow of midday sun closed inside grapes bursting with ripeness (red ones for me.) A succincet 3,4,3 count but with maxium impact and everything necessary to draw us right into Maria's moment. Very fine “d” sounds throughout which allows the haiku to flow freely and roll off the tongue easily. 

—cattails principal editor an'ya, USA

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after the divorce
our patchwork quilt
starts to unravel

po rozwodzie
nasza patchworkowa narzuta
zaczyna się pruć

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 AA meeting
how the different stories
end in the same way

spotkanie AA
różne historie
kończą się tak samo

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always beyond
the circle of her bedside lamp
darkness
but on the hospice wall
she sees a painted sunrise

zawsze poza
kręgiem jej lampki nocnej
ciemność
ale na ścianie hospicjum
widzi malowany wschód słońca


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cattails
September 2015

piątek, 25 września 2015


WHA Haiga Contest (09/2015)

środa, 23 września 2015


moonless sky
a crow separates
from the night

wyróżnienie

poniedziałek, 14 września 2015

lingering memory
she reaches for
another onion

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Antologia "Behind the Tree Line". 

piątek, 4 września 2015

Independence Day
her first steps
in mother’s high heels

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campfire
our shadows
gathering around

wtorek, 1 września 2015

between breaths
a shooting star
becomes the night

tree felling
more and more gaps
in my memory

1:2 Fall & Winter 2015

poniedziałek, 31 sierpnia 2015

rainy season
the sky pours
into my shoes

World Haiku Review January 2015, Editor's Choice

Poets' Personal Best