'sweetfish hunt,' 'yesterday,' and 'wisdom'
sweetfish hunt
on board
a Felucca boat
the hum of street traffic
from a distance
yesterday
I touched
that screen door
the word "paradise"
or something
wisdom
of the blue
flower
without asking
anything in return
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni received two nominations for the Touchstone Award 2023, recognized on the Haiku Euro Top 100 list for 2023 and on The Mainichi’s Haiku in English Best 2023.
Her Japanese-style poems have been published in 200 international journals. They have been translated on Japanese, Romanian, Arabic, Malayalam, Hindi, French, Chinese, Korean, Turkic and in Spanish languages. Drawing, swimmer and walking in nature are her passions.
Barbara Anna recommends donating to the Nick Virgilio Writers House & Association and petrichor. Photo by Andrea Vanacore.
