Keith Simmonds
Born in St.Philip, Barbados
Living in Rodez, France
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Keith Simmonds
dangling upon a leaf
awaits the miracle
quivering upon a rose:
ephemeral glow
a solitary goose flies
into early snowfall
announcing the dawn
with high octaves
the mist swallowing
the chimneys
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scent of dawn . . .
blossoms swooning
upon blossoms
2nd Annual Basho Haiku Challenge 2009
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heady aroma
sparkling with intimacy . . .
lusty joie de vivre
Vicivino.com Haiku Contest – Prize, June 2009
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pink glow of sunlight
shimmering in my wine glass:
a full-bodied taste
Vicivino.com Haiku Contest – Honorable Mention 2009
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a leatherback turtle
transporting the full moon
on a lonely beach
23rd Ito-En Oi Ocha New Haiku Contest 2012 – Merit Award
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a sudden downpour:
umbrellas mushrooming
upon the boulevard
22nd Ito-En Oi Ocha…2011 – Merit Award
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swine flu alert:
the bride and the groom
wearing their masks
12th Apokalipsa Haiku Contest 2010 – Commendment
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fishing boats
disappearing at sea . . .
a hole in the sea
Genkissu! Spirits up! Haiku Contest 2009 – Prize
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mid-summer dawn . . .
sunflowers genuflecting
in the morning breeze
Mainichi Daily News: Haiku in English, October 26, 2013
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echoes of light
piercing the dawn colours
tremors of silence
Mainichi Daily News… December 6, 2012
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Grandma hums
a Christmas carol . . .
first snow
Mainichi Daily News…January 7, 2011
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a caterpillar
dangling upon a leaf
awaits the miracle
Hexapod Haiku Challenge, April 19, 2010, Honorable Mention
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a red butterfly
quivering upon a rose:
ephemeral glow
CRR Haiku Contest – Prize – Winners’ Circle 2010
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autumn mist . . .
a solitary goose flies
into early snowfall
Calico Cat International Bilingual Haiku Contest 2009 – Honourable Mention
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a keskidee
announcing the dawn
with high octaves
3 Lights Journal, January 2010, Issue 1
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step by step
the mist swallowing
the chimneys
A Hundred Gourds, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2009
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Autumn sunrise
on a halo of mist
hitching a ride
Ambrosia - Issue 2, Winter 2009
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A lantern
over the village . . .
full moon
Ambrosia - Issue 2, Winter 2009
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The empty chair . . .
a flood of memories
for Mother's Day
A Hundred Gourds - Vol.1, Issue 1, 2009
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The roaring sea . . .
a fisherman's boat
doing the twist
A Hundred Gourds, Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2009
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Giant clouds
loitering in the sky . . .
summer solstice
A Hundred Gourds, Vol. 2, 2010
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Typhoon:
city hanging
upon the waters
A Hundred Gourds, December Issue, 2011
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Cicadas chirping
for the very last time . . .
atomic explosion
WHR, August 2010, 2nd place
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Sacred sunshine shafts
piercing the morning silence
icicles crumbling
Mainichi Daily News, #681, March 4, 2006
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Young lovers
looking for the stars
in each other's eyes
Mainichi, October 23, 2008
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Tumbling
over the waves
gale winds
Mainichi, February 11, 2009
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Father and son
fishing together
the same line
Mainichi, March 23, 2009
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Gusts of wind
on the eagle's wings . . .
a tilted sky
Mainichi, June 17, 2013
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A waterfall
pouring sunlight down
the mountain
21st Ito-En Oi Ocha New Haiku Contest - Merit Award - September 2010
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Children at the beach
pouring pails of sunshine
back into the sea
4th Yamadera Basho Memorial Haiku Contest, July 15, 2012 - Distinguished Work Prize
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Lovers dining
in the open air with
a slice of the moon
Klostar Ivanic International Haiku Contest, October 14, 2010 - Honourable Mention