SSH 4 Contest: July / August 31: 7-4-43 ~ Karina Klesko, Editor

 

Fourteen haijin from seven countries contributed haiku to SSH 4

Participants: Maire Morrisey-Cummins, IR; Tracy Davidson, UK; Robert Davey, UK; Heike Gewi, DE; Bernard Gieske, US; Vishnu P. Kapoor, IN; Pravat Kumar Padhy, IN; Asim Kumar Paul, IN; Jacquie Pearce, CA; Hema Ravi, IN; Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, CR; Diana Teneva, BG; Angie Werren, US; Neal Whitman, US

Countries: Bangladesh, Croatia, India, Ireland, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Contestant No. 01: Vishnu P. Kapoor, India tree after tree image of devout surrender falling leaves ~Vishnu P. Kapoor, India Autumn Kigo: "falling leaves": Plants: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season on-line: http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/

 

Contestant No. 02: Bernard Gieske, US autumn wind in the reeds clapping waves on the shore ~Bernard Gieske, US Autumn Kigo: "autumn wind": Sky and elements: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season on-line: http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ chilly night houses huddle down in the valley ~Bernard Gieske, US Autumn Kigo: "chilly night": Season: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season on-line: http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ an owl’s screech claims the chilly night wind in the reeds ~Bernard Gieske, US Autumn Kigo: "chilly night": Season: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season on-line: http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ plaintive call of the loon through the mist long night ~Bernard Gieske, US Autumn Kigo: "long night": Season: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season on-line: http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ autumn evening a frog chorus breaks open the night ~Bernard Gieske, US Autumn Kigo: "autumn evening": Season: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season on-line: http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ Bernard Gieske

 

Contestant No. 03: Pravat Kumar Padhy, India first storm pair of crows curve their wings ~Pravat Kumar Padhy, India Autumn Kigo: “first storm”, hatsu arashi, early autumn)": The Season: in The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words Selected by Kenkichi Yamamoto, Translated by Kris Young Kondo and William J. Higginson online:http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN autumn dusk I return with floating shadows ~Pravat Kumar Padhy, India Autumn Kigo: “autumn dusk”, aki no kure, all autumn)": The Season: in The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words  Selected by Kenkichi Yamamoto, Translated by Kris Young Kondo and William J. Higginson on- line:http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN long night newly weds plant more stars ~Pravat Kumar Padhy, India Autumn Kigo:”long night”, yonaga, all autumn)": The Season: in The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words  Selected by Kenkichi Yamamoto, Translated by Kris Young Kondo and William J. Higginson on-line: http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN rice sparrows the field springs to new life ~Pravat Kumar Padhy, India Autumn Kigo: “rice sparrows”, inesuzume, all autumn)": The Season: in The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words  Selected by Kenkichi Yamamoto, Translated by Kris Young Kondo and William J. Higginson on- line:http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN peeling away layers of memories-- autumn loneliness ~Pravat Kumar Padhy, India Autumn Kigo: “autumn loneliness” Human Affairs”: The Yuki Teikei Haiku Season Word List on-line http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/

 

Contestant No. 04: Tracy Davidson, UK catching dragonflies the net full of your freshly washed hair ~Tracy Davidson, UK Autumn Kigo: "catching dragonflies" - tonbotsuri: Animals: The Haiku Handbook, William J Higginson, p. 279. fallen leaves searching through the litter for my ring ~Tracy Davidson, UK Autumn Kigo: "fallen leaves" - ochiba: Plants: The Haiku Handbook, William J Higginson, p. 280. autumn's close the crunch underfoot of discarded condom wrappers ~Tracy Davidson, UK Autumn Kigo: "autumn's close" - aki no kure: Season, Climate: The Haiku Handbook, William J Higginson, p. 276. autumn dusk not knowing how to say goodbye ~Tracy Davidson, UK Autumn Kigo: "autumn dusk" - aki no kure: Season, Climate: The Haiku Handbook, William J Higginson, p. 276. crescent moon I trace the outline of his scar ~Tracy Davidson, UK Autumn Kigo: "crescent moon" - mikazuki: Astronomy: The Haiku Handbook, William J Higginson, p. 277.

 

Contestant No. 05: Diana Teneva, BG born out of night's womb the moon casting down beams over the reaped fields ~Diana Teneva, BG Autumn Kigo: "reaped fields ": Landscape: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season. http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ children in hunting for red leaves… restless joy ~Diana Teneva, BG Autumn Kigo: "hunting for red leaves ": Human Affairs: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season. http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ scarecrow’s sleeves… hidden crickets creak out of them ~Diana Teneva, BG Autumn Kigo: " scarecrow ": Human Affairs: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season.http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ the pumpkin— queen in the garden corner ~Diana Teneva, BG Autumn Kigo: " pumpkin ": Plants: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season. http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ raking leaves… omitting check marks in the checklist ~Diana Teneva, BG Autumn Kigo: "raking leaves ": Human Affairs: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season. http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/

 

Contestant No. 06: Asim Kumar Paul, IN Muddy corn field, They planting paddy saplings, Autumn is coming. ~Asim Kumar Paul, IN Autumn Kigo: autumn paddy (aki no ta, all autumn): AUTUMN--THE EARTH: http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN Rain drops falling, Sunrays peep through mackerel clouds Rainbow in the sky. ~Asim Kumar Paul, IN Autumn Kigo: mackerel clouds (iwashigumo, all autumn): AUTUMN--THE HEAVENS:  http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN They are making idols, Always worship in autumn Devi Durga coming home. ~Asim Kumar Paul, IN Autumn Kigo: "Devi Durga": AUTUMN--OBSERVANCES: Chrysanthemum Festival (chooyoo, late autumn). Ninth day of the ninth lunar month, about mid October. Note: Our famous Durga Pujo or worship of the Goddess Durga generally held in the month of October every year(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga_Puja). This year Durga Pujo begins with Mahalaya on 15th October, 2012 and worship starts from 19th October, 2012 to 24th October, 2012.  http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN OH to be brave traveler To walk on sunshine in autumn sky, On a white-cloud-board. ~Asim Kumar Paul, IN Autumn Kigo: autumn sky (aki no sora, all autumn). Particularly for the intensity: AUTUMN--THE HEAVENS.  http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN

 

Contestant No. 07: Neal Whitman, US Hwaet! disembodied ghost or day-time moon? ~Neal Whitman, US Autumn Kigo: moon (understood to be a full moon) in "Sky and Elements" in Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season. This is a printed, two-sided handout, distributed to members, and also online: www.youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ chilly night zipped up as we walk to Vespers ~Neal Whitman, US Autumn Kigo: chilly night in "Season" in Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season. This is a printed, two-sided handout, distributed to members, and also online: www.youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ morning air crisp and thin sliced apple ~Neal Whitman, US Autumn Kigo: apple in "Plants" in Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season. This is a printed, two-sided handout, distributed to members, and also online: www.youngleaves.org/season-word-list/  first autumn storm pounding the house I ponder Yeats ~Neal Whitman, US Autumn Kigo: autumn storm in "Sky and Elements" in Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season. This is a printed, two-sided handout, distributed to members, and also online: www.youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ persimmon jelly on sourdough toast oh my puckered lips ~Neal Whitman, US Autumn Kigo: persimmon in "Plants" in Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Autumn Season. This is a printed, two-sided handout, distributed to members, and also online: www.youngleaves.org/season-word-list/

 

Contestant No. 08: Máire Morrissey-Cummins, Ireland autumn winds follow a path to the stars night of dreams ~Máire Morrissey-Cummins, Ireland Autumn Kigo: "autumn wind" Lightness, simple beauty (karumi): Astronomy, Season, Life:  Irish Haiku Society Kigo list and World Kigo Data Base on-line: http://irishhaiku.webs.com/haikuguidelines.htm; http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.ie/2010_08_01_archive.html drifting on a thread of cloud full moon ~Máire Morrissey-Cummins, Ireland Autumn Kigo: "full moon" Lightness, simple beauty (karumi) and Drifting mood (nioi): Astronomy:  Irish Haiku Society Kigo list and World Kigo Data Base on-line: http://irishhaiku.webs.com/haikuguidelines.htm; http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.ie/2010_08_01_archive.html after the rain a troop of mushrooms surround the tree ~Máire Morrissey-Cummins, Ireland Autumn Kigo: "mushrooms" Unexpectedness (atarashimi): Plants, climate, observances: Irish Haiku Society Kigo list and World Kigo Data Base on-line: http://irishhaiku.webs.com/haikuguidelines.htm; http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.ie/2010_08_01_archive.html apple harvest recalling the colour of his eyes ~Máire Morrissey-Cummins, Ireland Autumn Kigo: "harvest" Unexpectedness (atarashimi)  Plants, observances: Irish Haiku Society Kigo list and World Kigo Data Base on-line: http://irishhaiku.webs.com/haikuguidelines.htm; http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.ie/2010_08_01_archive.html washing day folding golden sunshine into my sheets ~Máire Morrissey-Cummins, Ireland Autumn Kigo: "golden" Lightness, simple beauty (karumi) Elegance, refinement (fuga): Observances, climate, season: Irish Haiku Society Kigo list and World Kigo Data Base on-line: http://irishhaiku.webs.com/haikuguidelines.htm; http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.ie/2010_08_01_archive.html

 

Contestant No. 09: Robert Davey, UK autumn wind haunting the chimney— soot fall Robert Davey, UK Autumn Kigo: "autumn wind (aki kaze, all autumn)": in The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words Selected by Kenkichi Yamamoto Translated by Kris Young Kondo and William J. Higginson Edited for Renku Home on-line: http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN

 

Contestant No. 10: Hema Ravi, India remaining heat anger on her beautiful face Hema Ravi, India Autumn Kigo: remaining heat (zansho, early autumn): The season; in The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words Selected by Kenkichi Yamamoto Translated by Kris Young Kondo and William J. Higginson Edited for Renku Home on-line: http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN woodpecker at work carpenter makes crib for baby in wife's womb Hema Ravi, India Autumn Kigo: woodpecker: Animals in The Yuki Teikei Haiku Season Word List on-line http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ weed flowers man with matted locks sits with closed eyes Hema Ravi, India Autumn Kigo: weed flowers: Plants in The Yuki Teikei Haiku Season Word List on-line http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ monarch butterfly gymnast glides with ring ~Hema Ravi, India Autumn Kigo: monarch buttefly: Animals in The Yuki Teikei Haiku Season Word List on-line http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/

 

Contestant No. 11: Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, Croatia such tall oak— unintentionally I crushed an acorn ~Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, Croatia Autumn Kigo: acorn: Plants: Haiku World, An International Poetry Almanac by William J. Higginson, p. 221. remembering dad— this time of year his pockets were full of hazel nuts ~Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, Croatia Autumn Kigo: nuts and seeds: Plants: Haiku World, An International Poetry Almanac by William J. Higginson, p. 221. under the trellis— first touch of pink on green grapes ~Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, Croatia Autumn Kigo: grapes: Plants:  Haiku World, An International Poetry Almanac by William J. Higginson, p. 221.

 

Contestant No. 12: Heike Gewi, DE I end that fight between my kids ... remaining heat ~Heike Gewi, DE Autumn kigo: remaining heat (zansho, early autumn): The Season: in The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words Selected by Kenkichi Yamamoto Translated by Kris Young Kondo and William J. Higginson Edited for Renku Home on-line: http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN rock concert a soul jumps out of its body remaining heat ~Heike Gewi Autumn kigo: remaining heat (zansho, early autumn): The Season: in The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words Selected by Kenkichi Yamamoto Translated by Kris Young Kondo and William J. Higginson Edited for Renku Home on-line: http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN her hands move between teaglass and pot leaf month ~Heike Gewi, DE Autumn kigo: leaf month, hazuki 葉月 (はづき) . (the 8th month in the Asian lunar calendar, now September); World Kigo Database by Dr. Gabi Greve http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-leaves-momiji.html

 

Contestant No. 13: Angie Werren, US willow leaves fall a whisper of your voice in this bright space ~Angie Werren, US Autumn Kigo: willow leaves fall (yanagi chiru, mid autumn; Plants in The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words -- Selected by Kenkichi Yamamoto Translated by Kris Young Kondo and William J. Higginson" which I found online:  http://haikai.2hweb.net/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN

 

Contestant No. 15: Jacquie Pearce, CA autumn's voice in the golden afternoon —the empty swing set ~Jacquie Pearce, CA Autumn kigo: "autumn's voice (aki no koe, all autumn). That is, the sounds of autumn: wind in dry leaves, insects, etc.," "Autumn- the heavens" category from The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words selected by Kenkichi Yamamoto, translated by Kris Young Kondo and William J. Higginson, edited for Renku Home by William J. Higginson: http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#AUTUMN autumn wind— I have a sudden urge to buy school supplies ~Jacquie Pearce, CA Autumn kigo: "autumn wind," "Autumn: sky and elements" category from The Yukei Teikei Haiku Season Word List: http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/ call of geese over my parents' house —the past, out of reach ~Jacquie Pearce, CA Autumn kigo: "migrating geese/cranes/storks," "Autumn animals" category from The Yukei Teikei Haiku Season Word List: http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/