One of our favorite poets, Jody Wyatt, who recently won the Haiku International Association Award at the Japan’s 28th “Ito-en New Haiku Contest” by her Ku:     

The proud rooster
Ignores the rain
He shines with his own light

(at the first day of the Year of the rooster     Jody Wyatt, HIEM)

Jody has taken ill (cardiac) in the Washington State while she was visiting her family.  Luckily, she is now on her way to recovering.

A genre of Haiku “Greeting-Ku (挨拶句・Aisatsu-ku)” is one of the important aspects of Haiku and to send Greeting Ku in many occasions has become one of our traditions.

Please send in a heart felt Ku of  dedication to Jody.   I’ll pass it on to her by post. (she is not accessible by internet)