The beauty of Haiku is in the ability to capture a moment of awareness, featuring fifteen remarkable poets. "SKIES and CLOUDS" The scurrying clouds Rocky immovable sky Never ever meet Selfish cold blue skies Generous inky black clouds Sprinkling down white rain Sky haughty and blue Naughty clouds falling in love With the thirsty grass © SHWETA SAHAI India "FAITH" A test of truth faith Subdues the inner evils Purifies the soul. A realm of options All the defiant travails Fill the heart with joy. © GUS PEREZ AMIO Philippines Calla lily bends - Spring rain slides along the curve Summer waits in buds © CONCETTA PIPIA U.S. "EASTER MORNING" Woman, why weep thou Stone is open, here I am Oh, Hallelujah! Deep marks on these hands Wounded by crucifixion Why the Messiah? I come to conquer Sins remitted, glorified By my Father's will Atonement's my gift Suffered, bled from every pore Then the world goes still © MARIA EVELYN QUILLA SOLETA Philippines "THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING" Whispers in the wind Bring memories to the fore - Leaves drift like lost thoughts The moonless blue night Shivers in the cold weather; Dreams freeze in the snow. Let the fresh dawn come, Melt the silence of the night, Heal the frigid earth. © KALUCHARAN SAHU India Faith with a passion Mystified love and promise Credence will prevail. © VINCE VALDEZ Toronto, Ontario "GOOD FRIDAY" Silent day of grief, Hope in shadows, love revealed Faith's promise endures © LIBERTY BASSEY Nigeria "A NEW LIFE" Shadows fill my days Sorrow's heavy, endless sea Pain my only friend © PRAISE MK NKHOMA Malawi " LATE SPRING" Where is the bright sun Winter undone and yet still Rain sodden clouds come Clouds fit for bursting Pregnant and ready to split Birthing our sorrows Why does the bird sing Such hope in his tiny heart Why does the bird sing The cock robin struts Impatient for spring hoping From foot to small foot Petals are falling Confetti on swirling breeze Yet more blooms are born © RHIANNON OWENS UK "VIVID TRUTH" Vivid truth, life's short Dazzling in its brightest With our noble thoughts Sure, dust I am in No doubt, dust, I will return, Nothing will return. Honorable seat Reserve other's precious heart Value, the fullest. This life is nothing But to reserve something good Yes, losing nothing. Germinate pure art Other's heart arted subtly With flowery thought. © PRASANNA BHATTA India Love conquers the heart Poem for poetry day New inspiration © SNEŽANA ŠOLKOTOVIC Serbia Pressed rose in journal Reminisces glory days Old aged brown crumbling Heartburn whiff hits hard Feels acrid smoky choking Yet romance slips in Caressing zephyr Cooling calm serenity Marks monsoon onset Spring tiptoes softly Harsh winter drags feet heavy Scenic greens sing spring Overcast gray day Sunshine of cheer pierces chink Sprinkles gold on earth © RUPA RAO U.S. The lilac blossomed Behind the old father's house It smells like childhood © SILVANA DIMITRIEVSKA Skopje, Macedonia "LOVE OF MY LIFE" The love of my life A beautiful rose divine Makes me always smile © RITA CHUGH India "WINTER SERENITY" Snowflakes gently fall Blanketing the winter scene Serenity reigns! © SHAMPA SAHA India