Holiday Greeting & New Year's Haiku Challenge

Hungarian Postage Stamp

even the cormorants
on holiday today...
festival

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

It's time for a holiday break, so there will be no Wednesday Haiku or weekend post this week. 

But for those of us who spend some quiet time at year's end and, perhaps, long for a little something to occupy the mind, here you go: a New Years haiku challenge.

Send your best unpublished New Year themed haiku between now and 11:59 pm December 31st. If your poem is selected, you will receive a free 6 issue subscription (or 6 issue extension to your current subscription) to Lilliput Review and the posting of the 'winning' haiku on Issa's Untidy Hut on January 1st.

Send to: lilliput review AT gmail DOT com

Cheers to all, and happy, peaceful holidays and a wonderful new year.

On New Year's Day
each thought a loneliness
as winter dusk descends  

Bashō

Photo by Titus Tscharntke

best,

Don

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New Year's Haiku/Tanka Challenge Winners

Thanks very much to all for sending along poems with barely 12 hours of open reading time, on New Year's Eve to boot. The winning poem (haiku) is

Snow blurs tracks
From year
Just past

Russell Libby

And here are 3 runners-up ...

New Year’s Day —

the wreath has fallen

between the doors

Scott Metz

end of the year--
not enough fingers and toes
to count my blessings

Karma Tenzing Wangchuk

ashes, few embers—
enough for a fresh fire though
this New Year’s morning

Joseph Hutchison

Once again, my sincere thanks to all who sent work along. It was all solid and a nice way for me to start the new year.

Happy New Year to all.

And from Issa, a reminder: Edo is the ancient name for Tokyo, but we all may fill in the name of our own town ...

homeless, too
seeing in the new year
in Edo

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don

New Year's Haiku Challenge

Looking for a New Year's haiku/tanka to feature tomorrow, New Year's day. Deadline 9:00 AM, Eastern Daylight Savings time.

Best haiku/tanka received will get the winner a free 6 issue subscription to Lilliput Review. Or a 6 issue extension or 2 chapbooks for those currently subscribing. Previously published haiku/tanka considered.

Mail entries to: lilliput review AT gmail dot com.

Good luck,
Don