The Best Haiku Anthology international competition awards $330 USD and is sponsored and judged by the team at Haiku Crush. The 2025 submission window opens on World Ocean Day on June 8th. All forms of traditional and modern haiku are accepted in this search to publish the best.
Zephyr morning stillness rhythmic movement zephyr and leaf
Leaf-whistles Needles oscillate Psithuric wind song
Trees shimmer Yawning deeply Anticipation stirs
long-awaited hues brilliant, buff, earthy wind song
long-awaited brilliant colors fleeting
burnt, buff, earthy, ushering in sienna hues, autumn's display
1. Magnolia Blossom elegant folds beautiful and simplistic cradling life
2. Captivated sense of errantry a whispered psithurism, she catches her breath
3. Zephyr morning stillness rhythmic movement zephyr and leaf
4. Mångata sea of midnight blue whimsical images skirt Mångata pathways submitted June 8, 2025
aureate
honeyed, tawny, burnt
Autumn's play
psithurism reeds sing in the wind howling change
a gentle psithurism passes through, catching her breathe
Captivated sense of errantry a whispered psithurism she catches her breath
a sea of midnight blue whimsical images skirt along Mangata pathways
night recedes behind the stars- no thought to pending troubles tomorrow sleeps
Evening's warm hues cast a spell of tranquility
a songless world yearns for echoes of a promised aria
Morning stillness Rhythmic movement Zephyr and leaf
life lives on in bifurcating branches of generational rings
leaf-whistles, needles oscillate in a psithurism wind
misty, moisty morning hovering fog clouds kissing the dew
Feb 5 Moraine weathered beauties moraine remains, jumbled genesis
His arms wrapped around her tight and covered her with prayers at night.
The gentle art of letting go, unchained love freely flows.
A restful peace seals their bond, responding in trust; the two heartbeats become one.
This is what women want: to know they are protected, loved, provided for, and safe as they care for their families. And yes, women want to work, be heard, and be understood, but to arrest fears- understand the words above. Arguing with your husband when he wraps you in prayer is hard.
tickled pink sun's in-sync rising star
The Saguaro cactus survives int the Sonoran Desert and is an important ecological pollen trail for the lesser long-nosed bat. The Saguaro Cactus releases its scented flower to attract this tiny bat. Leptos bats fly at night by scented highways, which is time for their migration. Enticed by this heavily scented trail, this bat hunts by smell and sight. The cactus flower glistens in the moonlight like a beacon. Mutual survival, ecosystem sustainers, man, the land, and bat survive.
Nature’s pollen connector Saguaro Cactus
Leptos bats fly at night, guided by scented highways. timed for their migration.
Flower-powered highways, bats follow the nectar trail, and hunt by smell and sight.
Mutual survival Ecosystem sustainers Man, land, and the bat.
Leptos is a nickname for the lesser long-nosed bat.
seismic shift of public opinion, winning avalanche Feb 8 Avalanche
Feb 10 Peak Pistol Pete 44.2 points per game LSU career peak
Pete Maravich set an NCAA record that holds true for today. The assembly center at LSU is now called the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Feb 17 Serac towering serac between two crevasses artful deception
Ice towers built on deceit will crumble
Meat for Tea Review submission
Silky smooth glacier Shimmering ice sheets what lies beneath Feb 7 Glacier
life is a vapor but it leaves a trail, sweet and memorable
Andes' biodiversity tropical, arid, wet, life choices.
Adaptability is key to finding your fit. Feb 9 NaHaiWriMo
Pinnacle Mountain stair steps to slipper boulders not for novice hikers
Pinnacle Mountain is the second-highest natural point in Pulaski County, Arkansas.
elegant skier vs a flailing flier my mind's eye lies Feb 16 skier
the night sky frolics under silvery moonbeams in stillness, tomorrow sleeps or dreams dance on silvery moonbeams, tomorrow sleeps
complementary one out shines the other or muted a blend.
packed piste slick and black any green slopes February 12 piste
eventide falls on one mountain range as dawn rises on another
Alpine butterfly- climbing, connecting, creating attachments, loop to loop
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