Boxing Day
a patchwork of coloured sails
on the harbour
Keitha Keyes
Merri Merri Creek
unrolling his prayer mat
under a river red gum
Louise Hopewell
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Boxing Day
a patchwork of coloured sails
on the harbour
Keitha Keyes
Merri Merri Creek
unrolling his prayer mat
under a river red gum
Louise Hopewell
Continue readingisland nest
a black swan sips
the moon
Robyn Cairns
moonlight
silvers the estuary
silvers the boatman’s tongue
Lorin Ford
night market
the scent of Belgian waffles
and Aussie ocean
Louise Hopewell
midnight visitor
the moon
tethered to a chimney
Lynette Arden
Congratulations to everyone who submitted haiga for the Echidna Tracks collection. We were encouraged by the number of submissions ‒ 43 in all, from 26 entrants. There were a few collaborations, but most of the haiga were from a single artist. The most popular form was the shahai, or a haiku embedded in a photo. There were also a number of skilled traditional entries, using either hand drawn or digitally drawn images. We have picked the best entries from each of these three categories, plus one highly commended shahai.
Continue reading “Haiga selected for the Echidna Tracks Haiga Collection”emptying night
of its darkness
full moon
Bill Wootton
lone vigil
a single candle
softens the darkness
Simon Hanson
shivering under
the southern cross
mountain moonrise
Louise Hopewell
winter evening
above the granite belt
the glow of stars
Ross Coward
flooding
the valley of stars
blue hour
Gavin Austin
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