naviarhaiku638 – darkness cocoons

Darkness cocoons,
Red and yellow slowly creep.
Silence disappears.

by Anne Carpenter

This haiku by Anne Carpenter is part of the Stay Cool project - a collaboration between Naviar Records and Red Earth Ecology that aims to promote techniques for Japanese-inspired prose and foster international collaboration.

Anne Carpenter has had careers mainly in education and human resource management. She dabbled with arts and crafts in her spare time and, when Anne’s last job before retirement landed her in Wagga Wagga, she attended a writing course that ignited a pre-existing tickle to write.

The Stay Cool project will culminate in an exhibition in the city of Griffith, Australia from 20 April.

Haiku by Anne Carpenter

Picture by Jason Richardson

Naviar Records · haiku #638: Darkness cocoons, / Red and yellow slowly creep. / Silence disappears.

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<a href="https://andrulian.bandcamp.com/track/darkness-cocoons-naviarhaiku638">darkness cocoons (Naviarhaiku638) by Andrulian</a>

Join The Naviar Haiku Music Challenge

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: 1st April 2026