Radhika De Silva
Radhika De Silva is a senior academic from Sri Lanka. Her haiku has been published in international journals and anthologies and she has won several awards at international haiku contests. She has translated an anthology of Sri Lankan haiku and a collection of haiku into English. Her book Echoes of Silence is a bilingual collection of haiku and related forms in English and Sinhala, and is available for purchase at https://www.sarasavi.lk/product/echoes-of-silence---nihada-ninnada-9553132251
make-up washed off
an actress examines herself
in the mirror
Sri Lankan Haiku, An Anthology of Haiku Poetry, 2022
departure terminal
travellers with no baggage
relaxed
Sri Lankan Haiku, An Anthology of Haiku Poetry, 2022
hometown visit
after three decades
gravestone smiles only
Haiku Dialogue long list, 2024,
published in Echoes of Silence, A collection of haiku by Radhika De Silva, 2024
random drops
of ceasing rain
a novice pianist
Echoes of Silence, A collection of haiku by Radhika De Silva, 2024, Sarasavi Publication
winter silence –
she rides her wheelchair
towards the old piano
Echoes of Silence, A collection of haiku by Radhika De Silva, 2024, Sarasavi Publication
my fingers pause
on some names on mobile –
miss their voices
Echoes of Silence, A collection of haiku by Radhika De Silva, 2024, Sarasavi Publication
a sepia photo of his father
his mum says
he was darker
Echoes of Silence, A collection of haiku by Radhika De Silva, 2024, Sarasavi Publication
mountain shadow
unshattered on the pond –
meditating monk
Leaf Journal Issue 5, December 2024
setting sun -
quick change
in chameleon’s colours
Leaf Journal Issue 5, December 2024
summer sky...
childhood memories
of a blue taffeta dress
Asahi Haikuist Network June 30, 2023
monsoon rains--
a kid watches a sparrow
on his swing
Asahi Haikuist Network June 16, 2023
calm water-
she counts the clouds
dissolving
HaikuNetra Journal Issue 1.3, November 2023
she hugs
her grandkid's gift-
sparkling marigolds
Enchanted Garden Haiku Issue 4, 2023
pregnancy report the bittersweetness it carries
Pan Haiku Review Issue 3, 2024
paper weight on her half-written story
her torn heart in the bin
clouds form dolls the kid asks for
winter war—
her unflagging fight
for survival
Highly Commended- AHS 2025 Winter Solstice Haiga Kukai, July 2025
penguins parade
in spring
graduation smiles
Second Best Overall- Edmonton Japanese Community Association, Canada Spring haiku Contest 2023
sakura season
grandma’s fingers feel the petals
of her old album
Honourable Mention - The Irmo Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Contest 2024
powder puff flowers-
red carpet
for squirrel’s party
Poetry from the edge- Haiku Down Under 2023
former teacher
learns her own name
dementia ward
Leaf Journal, Issue 1.3
she sits still
gazing at the Swan River—
a floating cloud
Echidna Tracks Issue 11, August 2023
red chrysanthemums—
her daughter’s
slit wrists
Leaf Journal Issue 1, 2023
her single mum
beading a silk dress
spring drizzle
Enchanted Garden Haiku Issue 2: Haikustyle June 2023
refugee camp
a kid paints
the river red
Haiku in Action Oct 18-22, 2023
‘love’ cross stitch
she mends his
torn shirt
Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, October 2023
leaking roof--
mum hushing kid
a broken lullaby
Scarlet Dragonfly June 2023
learning afresh -
father's first steps
after the fracture
Haiku Corner 2023 Week 40, October 2023
she threads
a big needle again
colder evenings
Pan Haiku Review PHR 6 2025
its colours sweep
into a backyard pit
autumn wind
Pan Haiku Review PHR 6 2025
playing with
her soft toy
an eight-year-old mom
Leaf Journal, Issue 7, August 2025
autumn evening
grandma counts the leaves
on her oak tree
Failed Haiku, Issue 97 December 2023
tooth fairy time-
open mouths of dead kids
at war zone
Failed Haiku, Issue 97 December 2023
shooting star --
sudden stirring
in the refugee camp
Highly commended in the Haiku Down Under Haiku Contest August 2024 organised by the Portarlington Haiku Society, Australia
jungle path
footprints
over footprints
Leaf Journal Issue 9, 2026
dark clouds
hover above
last batsman in
Leaf Journal Issue 9, 2026
abstract art
viewers gaze
with furrowed brows
Leaf Journal Issue 9, 2026
nature’s soothing
war victim’s foot
on fallen petals
Sakura Haiku Challenge Anthology, Spring 2026
hazy moon
soft unfurling
of a night queen
Cornflower Issue 1, Spring 2026