indianKUKAI #52

 

The 2nd PLACE

 

Cristian Matei

first light —

the barbed wire

dew drops

 

https://www.trivenihaikai.in/post/indiankukai-52-results

THF Monthly Kukai — January 2026

 

HONORABLE MENTION

 

Dan C. Iulian

 

divorce —

the lingering

ring mark

    

Beverly Acuff Momoi (THF Monthly Kukai Commentator): The echoes of “lingering” in “ring” are especially effective here, and with just five words, a bigger and more painful story is intimated. Divorce leaves a mark that lasts far longer than the actual event. Well done.

 

https://thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-kukai-february-2026/

Songbirds Waka Anthology 2026

dry flowers -

whispering I might leave 

tomorrow 

a last cup of water

 

on the windowsill for you

Lavana Kray

Mainichi - Haiku in English: Jan. 7, 2026

 what's left

of warriors' breath ...

autumn mist

--

Cezar Ciobica (Botosani, Romania)

Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251225/p2g/00m/0su/013000c

Results of December 2025 THF Monthly Kukai

 theme: bag

Honorable Mentions

coming home

in the soldier's bag

forget-me-not seeds

     — Mircea Moldovan

 

What is the story behind the forget-me-not seeds in the soldier’s bag? We don’t know. But they represent the hope that someone who is no longer with us will not be forgotten. That’s at the heart of this haiku.

https://thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-kukai-january-2026/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPErUJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeRze9yGIpMw3eM3hVOgNNJlp-jK-RPi5-Qi1f0a9vyZeI6mB-5u5ZHzMM2Mw_aem_uqMmgHi4JAJoIYA1D04uwQ