Ernesto P. Santiago
Born 1967 in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
Living in Athens, Greece
Ernesto P. Santiago says "He is too small for his ego. He is enough for himself." He lives in Athens, Greece, where he continues to explore the poetic myth of his senses, and has recently become interested in the study of haiku and its related forms.
winter chills...
a smuggler's call
reaches Europe
8th Yamadera Bashō Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest, Japan July 2016
circle of dreams
when one is outside
little is known
fertility rite
a woman walks barefoot through
pulse grains in the sun
THF-EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration: Foodcrop Haiku 2016, USA
so graciously
filling my wish list—
a bowl of rice
THF-EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration: Foodcrop Haiku 2016, USA
briefing
on the broken air condition
dead fly
winner, Financial Times Workplace Haiku Contest, June 25, 2015
dawn breaks
the cheap hue
of desk light
winner, Financial Times Workplace Haiku Contest, November 11, 2015
peer praising
the economy
of handshake
runner up, Financial Times Workplace Haiku Contest, Feb. 4, 2016, USA
in the night rain
someone's umbrella
over someone
winner, Financial Times Workplace Haiku Contest, September 17, 2015
thatched roof
the patterned flashes
of stars
featured haiku, Africa Haiku Network FB page, September 23, 2015
of the red
planet the shadow
and substance of my mood
R’r 12.2, Aug 27, 2012
blogging . . .
my random thoughts
yellow as lemon
– Best of 2012, Mainichi Daily News, 2012, Japan
sipping green tea . . .
on the antebellum back porch
the foraging bees
– Ardea 2
thin slices of sky
between city and town
radiation effect
– The Asahi Shimbun: Asahi Haikuist Network, 2012, Japan
global warming
my Armani wallet
starts to crack
– Haiku News Vol. 1 No. 30
Black sea
how black
I am?
– The Asahi Shimbun: Asahi Haikuist Network, 2012, Japan
in bare feet,
the sailor’s hornpipe –
sea waves
– The Asahi Shimbun: Asahi Haikuist Network, 2012, Japan
of men and bulls
the impatience
of death
– Haiku News Vol. 1 No. 27
summer on the balcony . . .
a rocking chair
all by itself
– DIOGEN pro culture magazine, 2012, Serbia
grilling potatoes –
there are thousand ways
to enjoy life
– DIOGEN pro culture magazine, 2012, Serbia
summer vacation
I fumble
for change
– DIOGEN pro culture magazine, 2012, Serbia
unopened letter . . .
still close
this spring
– Notes from the Gean, Vol. 4 Issue 1
the cottage life –
peace is something
I feel in spring
– The Asahi Shimbun: Asahi Haikuist Network, 2012, Japan
garden strawberries
I really like
my white teeth
– Best of 2012, Mainichi Daily News, 2012, Japan
autumn –
I paint
transient emotion
– DIOGEN pro culture magazine, 2012, Serbia
dark moon
the game of hide-and-seek
much more exciting
– DIOGEN pro culture magazine, 2012, Serbia
night rain –
a broken umbrella
in Buddha’s temple
– DIOGEN pro culture magazine, 2012, Serbia
never knowing
when it will end –
the turtle’s trip
– Ripples - HSA Newsletter, Vol. 26, Number 2, 2011, USA
damselfly . . .
beneath the leaf,
a thin moon
– Simply Haiku Autumn/Winter 2011, Vol. 9 Nos. 3 & 4, 2012
revealing
our secret dalliance –
spring moon
– Sharpening The Green Pencil, 2012, Romania
nowhere
to go – the old guitar,
and rain song
– Simply Haiku Autumn/Winter 2011, Vol. 9 Nos. 3 & 4, 2012
last train home
— I just missed
the mountain and the sea
– Notes from the Gean, p. 86, Volume 3, Issue 4, 2012
my haiku
not spectacular —
just this red sunset
– Notes from the Gean, p. 50, Volume 3, Issue 4, 2012
a fisherman’s catch
the mellowing sun
lights a floating doll
– The Asahi Shimbun: Asahi Haikuist Network, 2012, Japan
corn husk doll
the sudden smile
of a cowgirl
– The Asahi Shimbun: Asahi Haikuist Network, 2012, Japan
crossing points . . .
these bats can see
the future
Ginyu #59, 2013, Japan
swan song . . .
to my ears, the swan
not yet a song
paper wasps 18(1), summer 2012, Australia
flags at half mast
the silent cry
of the wind
Presence #47, December 2012, UK
end of bond
the door can't swing
just one way
Runner up, The 3rd Vladimir Devide Haiku Award, IAFOR, 2013
sky no copyright can be claimed
Frogpond 35:2, 2012, USA
outdoor fireplace –
a wolf is howling,
for comfort?
First Prize, Diogen Winter Haiku Int'l Competition 2012
among the roses
the prickles
they overlook
Wednesday Haiku # 113, Issa's Untidy Hat, 2013
fireflies
. . . the light bearers
stop so soon!
Simply Haiku: Autumn 2011 / Winter 2012
out at sea the dawn wind touch of Kaddish
Lakeview Vol.1, #2, August 2013, India
my silence
full of cicadas
in my hut
Kernel, 2013, USA
every portrait's touch
in vivid and random breath
a drifting spirit
Winner, NAR Haiku Contest 2012, USA
spring bud
the mother's womb
soon to open
Runner up, The 1st Vladimir Devide Haiku Award 2011, IAFOR
matryoshka doll
a tourist re-examines
the pain(t) of history
Lakeview Vol.1, #2, August 2013, India
milk fishing
father uses his hands
to warm me
Frogpond 36:2, 2013, USA
green grass –
getting used
to patching things up
Shamrock 26, 2013, Ireland