Submissions for the first anniversary issue of Shadow Pond Journal
We are coming up to the first anniversary edition of the Shadow Pond Journal where, whilst there is so much current unrest in the world, the theme is 'peace'. I would like to give you a few sample haiku to read to get you inspired, e ach one evokes a sense of tranquility and serenity in its own way : - for a time, my thoughts linger on those lands to which the swans return home Madoka Mayuzumi Kyoto Peace Project plum petals falling I look up - the sky a clear crisp moon Baiko 1903 Japanese death poems by Tuttle press peace talks the consensus of cherry blossoms ~ Roberta Beary The One Art 2024 Anthology -raindrop a pond of stillness in Buddha's eye Katherine E Winnick The Bamboo Hut Journal Issue 1 2023 What connotes peace to you? Write about it : accepting haiku, senryu and monoku. Send in up to three with your bio. If you haven't heard from me by the end of the submission period you are free to send your ku elsewhere. Please note SPJ takes no responsibility for