Cafe Haiku, 2026 May

 

POETRY PACIFIC, a literary publication for true lovers of words & wisdom, 5 May 2026

 

GINYU HAIKU MAGAZINE NO.110

 Edited by  Ban’ya Natsuishi

opt martie –

înfloresc vânzările

de implant mamar

 

March 8th –

flourishing sales

of breast implants

2

înaltul cerului –

pictat, sculptat, venerat,

nevăzutul

 

height of the sky –

painted, sculpted, idolized,

the unseen

3

sufletul lutului,

în ulcior, ulcică, groapă –

nimeni nu-i singur

 

the soul of clay,

in a jug, a cup, a pit –

no one is alone

4

împachetați

cu nămol terapeutic –

flirt

wrapped

in therapeutic mud –

flirting

5

petrecere cu măști –

în sfârșit, poți fi

tu însuți

 

masquerade party –

you can finally

be yourself

 

6

zodie de foc –

doi brazi frați, separați

de-o nouă graniță

 

fire zodiac sign –

fir tree brothers separated

by a new border

 

 7

fereastră la drum –

aceiași oameni singuri

de ambele părți

 

walkside window –

the same lonely people

inside and out

 

KO / HAIKU MAGAZINE IN ENGLISH / SPRING-SUMMER 2026

 

 

 RUNNER-UP

 

migration time -

the sky grows darker

without birdsong

 

    *****

 

two cages –

such cheerful trills, 

such sad poems

 

    

 

Creative Inspirations -- May / June 2026

 

 Maurice J. Reynolds, Owner-Editor

 

might I
have been a tree, or human
at first?
*
a cup of water
daily on the window sill –
thirsty shadows
*
seeking a place
close to Lord's table –
check point line