Billy Antonio
Born 1975 in San Carlos City, Pangasinan, Philippines
Living in Laoac, Pangasinan, Philippines
http://themoss-coveredwell.blogspot.com
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chill wind –
I stare across
the bamboo bridge
Third Haiku Contest Sharpening the Green Pencil 2014
quiet river–
a fish wrinkles
the face of the moon
Third Place, Indian Kukai #7
watermelon . . .
explaining the world
to my son
Second Place, Shiki Kukai (Free Format) October 2014
cold night
a beggar and his dog
share shadows
First Place, Shiki Kukai (Free Format) December 2014
All Souls’ Day
sold out for
the candle peddler
The Mainichi Daily News, December 4, 2014
All Souls’ Day
sold out for
the candle peddler
The Mainichi Daily News, December 4, 2014
early morning
the sound of potato chips
cracking
The Asahi Shimbun: Asahi Haikuist Network, October 17, 2014
full moon–
my shadow and I stroll
the tree-lined street
The Asahi Shimbun: Asahi Haikuist Network, November 21, 2014
paddy field
rice plants sprout
on the moon
The Asahi Shimbun: Asahi Haikuist Network, September 19, 2014
deep sighs
outside snow
on snow
Honorable Mention - The Shambhala Times Midwinter Haiku Contest, March 14, 2015
winter wind
the faint glow
of an oil lamp
Semi-Finalist - The Shambhala Times Midwinter Haiku Contest, March 14, 2015
closing my eyes
to find it
cricket’s song
The Heron’s Nest, Volume XVII, Number 1, March 2015
evening prayer
a house lizard falls
on the floor
Wild Plum – a haiku journal, First issue
unopened window
the spider reaches
the mountain top
Chrysanthemum No.17, April 2015
hometown visit
the sound
of a rusted gate
Chrysanthemum No.17, April 2015
wash day
the clothesline
a rainbow
Honorable Mention 18th Mainichi Haiku Contest
ill wind
father caresses the kite
on the wall
Third Prize, Diogen Spring 2014 Haiku Contest
monsoon rains
the dwindling
woodpile
Akitsu Quarterly, Winter 2014
morning calm
the sudden flutter
of pigeon feather
Akitsu Quarterly, Summer 2015
midnight moon
the echoing chirps
of a gecko
Akitsu Quarterly, Summer 2015
sudden wind
I let go
of the kite’s string
6th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest
Selected Haiku Submission Collection