Janak Sapkota

spring snow
only bird tracks
show the way

Whisper of Pines, Original Writing, Ireland, 2012

geese by the lake! 
waterlilies! 
such whiteness

A Firefly Lights the Page, SanaSato, Finland, 2012

ash from the ghat – 
in the moonlight, a shadow 
crosses the river

Whisper of Pines, Original Writing, Ireland, 2012

stroke of luck –
lodged in my wallet
a strand of her hair

A Firefly Lights the Page, SanaSato, Finland, 2012

early morning sun –
a shadow walks
in silence

Winter Lights, Cló, Ireland, 2004

midnight
a snail paints
the moonlit canvas

Shamrock Haiku Journal, Volume 20

a busy ant
loses its way
among my haiku

Lights Along the Road, Bamboo Press, Kathmandu, 2005

long days of rain –
the gurgle of frogs ripen
my little rice field

Winner, Smurfit Samhain International Haiku Prize, Ireland, 2006