Hifsa Ashraf and R.C. Thomas


Seven Tan-Renga

mirror illusion
dividing myself
in bits and bites   

poisoned
eating apples   




monotone talk
the bumpy road
through my ears   

hearing aids
…nothing   




Carina Nebula
relapsing my pulse
ash clouds   

young stars
at our peak   




misted sky
a tinge of gray
makeshifts my axis   

full circle
by noon   




aurora
I step out
of my primordial self   

an Oculus 
sunrise   




doomscrolling
bad news
until the very end   

refolding
an old paper crane  




situationship
my feelings still
in a vacuum   

#mindovermatter
#followyourheart   

Residing in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Hifsa Ashraf's work has been widely published. As an editor she jointly curates the Haiku Commentary blog. She received special mention for her poetry collection, Her Fading Henna Tattoo, in the Touchstone Distinguished Books Award 2020 and the Haiku Society of America Merit Book Award 2021.
hifsays.blogspot.com

R.C. Thomas resides in Plymouth, UK. His poetry collections, The Strangest Thankyou, and Zygote Poems, were published by Cultured Llama under the name Richard Thomas, and his work has appeared internationally. He edited Symmetry Pebbles, was Creative Writing editor for Tribe, co-edited Thief, and was Managing Editor of INK, Plymouth University's creative writing journal. His haiku 'silver lining' was shortlisted for a Touchstone Award for Individual Poems 2022.
rcthomasthings.com

 
 

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