Anna Eklund-Cheong
b. 1959, USA
currently residing in Croissy-sur-Seine, France
Living an expatriate life in France has been rewarding; but now that the nest is empty, I have more time to devote to a creative activity I loved long ago—composing haiku. I embrace the challenges of writing modern, English-Language Haiku (ELH). I also travel, blog, lead tours, and volunteer.
Website/Blog: https://parishaiku.com
oh, magnolia!
if only you'd waited
'til after the storm
Blithe Spirit, vol. 34.2, May 2024
tide pools
filling and emptying
their pails
HNA 2023 Conference Anthology, June/July 2023
outgoing tide . . .
the tug of little hands
pulls us to the sea
riverside trail . . .
still leafless enough to see
all the new nests
a lump in my throat
I knot the bow tie at his
. . . and let go
Modern Haiku, 54.1, Winter/Spring 2023
my aunts' voices
percolating in the kitchen
mom's old coffee pot
Mayfly, Issue 72, 2022
just one more cup . . .
the sparkle of morning sun
on frosted pines
the first and last flowers
to grace the garden . . .
seeds I did not sow
rustle and crunch . . .
eyes closed, listening
to October sun
Blithe Spirit, 31.1, February 2021
too hot to sleep . . .
the neighbor's cat and I
startle each other
Hedgerow, no.131, 2020
a heron's stillness
across a birch-gold river
. . . and my own
Presence, No. 68, November 2020
purple irises . . .
a hint of hose
in the first sip
rain again . . .
I set soup beans
out to soak
Frogpond, vol. 43:2, Spring/Summer 2020
taking out the trash
a fingernail moon
just beyond Orion's grasp
Blithe Spirit, 29.2, May 2019
arrivals gate
all faces the same
until yours
Acorn, No. 35, Fall 2015
first crocus
last Christmas napkin
under my mug of tea
summer's end
all the days at the beach
stuffed into this tote
hydrangeas
wilting in the heat
I water me first
Blithe Spirit, Vol. 27, No. 4, November 2017
apple orchard
red, crisp and crunchy
leaves underfoot
Blithe Spirit, Vol. 27, No. 4, November 2017
end of summer
a whiff of campfire smoke
from the laundry heap
Blithe Spirit, Vol. 27, No. 4, November 2017
snowdrifts
mounds of sodden mittens
melting on the rug
Blithe Spirit, Vol. 28, No. 1, February 2018
water’s edge—
I catch myself
falling for lilies
Ekphrasis: The British Haiku Society Members’ Anthology 2017
midsummer harvest—
wildflower seeds
yield butterflies
on down the road: Haiku Society of America 2017 Members' Anthology, HSA, New York, 2017