Distant hills
beyond the gate
winter stillness
Clive is a sometime philosopher, thinker, dreamer, birdwatcher, poet, and occasional writer. Living and writing in beautiful North Wales.
He draws inspiration from nature, especially birds, which he has been watching for as long as he can remember
Clive’s haiku have been published in the Wales Haiku Journal, Presence, Hedgerow, Bloo Outlier Journal, ‘Failed Haiku’, tsuri-dōrō journal, and most recently in the Scarlet Dragonfly Journal. He can be found on the Drifting Sands Poets Hub.
Haiku by Clive Bennett
Picture by Ricardo Gomez Angel
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.
You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.
Submission deadline: 8th March 2023