sanple haiku by Ernest and by an'ya
nibbling on a leaf mountain air
a yellow caterpillar the caterpillar reaches
letting in the sun twigs end
Ernest an'ya
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sultry night no moon
a jay in the bird-bath illuminating the bay
empties the moon jellyfish
Ernest an'ya
______ ______
silent rain mountain slate
i stop to listen the colour of the sound
to the lake spring rain makes
Ernest an'ya
______ ______
night fishing breast-high
knee-deep in a private pond
in the pleiades white lilies
Ernest an'ya
______ ______
removing her face lean year
after a long day's work the income tax man
avon lady stays for pot roast
Ernest an'ya
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in addition, the natal * light press is honoured to introduce:
this first edition private collection
haiku for a 'moonless night' Volume I
with memorable haiku by an'ya
This book is also hand-stitched using natural sinew, limited first editions (numbered), and autographed by the author. Over 130 pages of prize an'ya's winning haiku and numerous extraordinary haiga by the multi-talented and world famous haijin/artist Kuniharu Shimizu. Foreword written by the equally well known editor and haijin Zoran Doderovic.
more about a 'moonless night', quoting from the foreword:
" It is rare to find a poet in the world who has gained in a short amount of time, such great success, with so numerous awards and recognitions. Coming to the very top of the haiku world, an'ya's outstanding talent, plus her hard work brings me to the idea that haiku came into contact with an'ya as a destiny. At the beginning of the third millennium, when so many haijin are emerging, an'ya's book is a true signpost" . . . Zoran Doderovic
plus one of the comments from the back book cover:
"an'ya is the 'Christina Rossetti' of contemporary haiku -- her work consistently reflects a similar artistic philosophy, passion, energy, and joyful image-making." -- Michael McClintock
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