Anatoly Kudryavitsky
Born 1954 in Moscow, Russia
Living in Dublin, Ireland
http://kudryavitsky.webs.com
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tired of skywatching . . .
the blue sheen of
broken sea-shells
A Hundred Gourds, No 1:2
spring tide –
the reflection of a bridge
flows under the bridge
Runner Up—HaikuNow! Award
their branches almost touch . . .
glass-house cherry tree
and the one outside
Honorable Mention—Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, 2012
discarded monuments
the afterlife
of shadows
A Hundred Gourds, No 1:2
sweeping wind –
petals frozen
to icy patches
Honorable Mention—Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, 2011
weeping cherry tree
in the graveyard
the first to bloom
Shamrock No 31, 2015
evening lull
a seaside cave exhaling
butterflies
Shamrock No 31, 2015
boundary stone
the nettles
pause
Notes from the Gean, 14, 2012
Fathers’ Day –
children measure old oaks
by the length of their arms
1st Place - The IAFOR Vladimir Devide Haiku Award, 2014
ventilator off –
the sound of dragonfly
wing beats
Mainichi Daily News, 19th September 2013
mosquito
in Baltic amber –
its frozen flight
A Hundred Gourds, December 2013
on the steps
of the Freedom Memorial,
a discarded snake skin
Shamrock No 22, 2012
moonlight
through thorny trees –
a scarlet tanager
Shamrock No 31, 2015
inside the empty shell, snail’s dreams
World Haiku Review, August 2012
depth of autumn
horses bow before
the setting sun
Shamrock No 31, 2015
streaming
along the disused road,
a river of mist
Frozen Butterfly No 3, 2015
along a damaged road the shuddering moon
A Hundred Gourds, No 1:2
inside the wishing well,
the moon and a pair of
moon-dogs
Notes from the Gean, August 2013
Halloween
football dummies
in the morning mist
A Hundred Gourds, December 2012
deep autumn
the morning's make-up
fading in the rain
A Hundred Gourds, December 2012
long boats
more firewood
toward sunrise
A Hundred Gourds, December 2013
unscheduled stop
a scarecrow welcomes us
with open arms
World Haiku Review, August 2012
wax museum
fear-giggles
from behind Henry VIII
Shamrock No 22, 2012
old men on the bench
each keeps
his own silence
Cattails, September 2015
candlelit café –
enter
French perfume
Cattails, September 2015
a moment’s interlude
the young soldier staring
at his hands
Shamrock No 31, 2015
sudden shower –
in an open trailer,
naked mannequins
World Haiku Review, August 2012
sleepless night
Mount Bear tossing
and turning in the fog
A Hundred Gourds, December 2012