On May 25, Vishnu P Kapoor contributed his haiku through his e-mail.
He says in his e-mail:
Dear Hiruta san,
Thank you so much for your encouraging e-mail.
Following are a few of my haiku thoughts for your kind perusal; i hope you enjoy them :-
light of dawn-
smoke rising from
the candle
夜明けの光 ―
立ち上がっている煙
ろうそくから
New Year dinner :
in my soup bowl
her silver hair
新年の祝宴:
私のスープのおわんの中に
彼女の銀白の髪が
thirsty-
inside the pail of water
a frog
のどが渇いた ―
手おけの水の中に
カエルが一匹
late winter snow-
melts each moment
the candle
晩冬の雪 ―
瞬間瞬間そのつどとける
ろうそく
first rains :
tiptoes to me
the scent of earth
最初の雨:
私の方につま先で歩いて来る
地の香り
warmly.
vishnu kapoor
On May 26, Vishnu P Kapoor introduced himself to me in another e-mail , adding 10 more haiku as follows:.
Dear Hiruta san,
I am delighted to hear from you. Thanks for liking my efforts at composing haiku.
I send here ten more ku with a few words about myself:-
buds of spring –
his little son tries
papa’s shoes
春の芽吹き ―
幼い息子がパパの靴をはいてみる
fireflies :
surprised moon in lake
flitting stars
蛍 :
湖面に映る月を驚かした
すいすい飛ぶ星(のようだ)
the breeze whispers –
“it’s free for all”
jasmine scent
そよ風がささやく ―
「全て自由よ」
ジャスミンの香り
sleepless at night :
some company
my candle
夜眠りなし :
誰かが同伴する
私のろうそく
first rain –
drip after drip it comes
my leaking roof
最初の雨 ―
ポタポタ落ちてくる
私の雨漏りする屋根
eight long winters –
still scattered all over
her scent
8回の長い冬 ―
当たり中にまだたちこめている
彼女の匂いが
night after full moon :
does she know
the cycle of rebirth
満月の後の夜 :
彼女は知っているのだ
復活の循環を
knock at the door –
none there
gust of wind
ドアを叩く音 ―
そこには誰もいない
一陣の風
sun bids good bye –
only response
from the glow worm
太陽がさよならを言う ―
唯一の返答が
ツチボタルから
autumn storm :
fell down
even the leafless branch
秋の嵐 :
崩壊した
葉のない枝さえも
Bio :-
Vishnu P Kapoor is a retired Indian Air Force officer who earlier taught English language and literature. He started composing haiku in 2006 after falling in love with this form of poetry at first sight at a Japanese book stall in the International Book Fair, Delhi. Since then his work has been published in various web sites, e-magazines and Haiku Anthologies in India. He also writes Urdu ghazals. His other areas of interest are nature, philosophy and astrology. He is a widower at 69 living in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vishnu P Kapoor
I sincerely hope that you will appreciate his haiku.
The next posting ‘ Haiku by Kirby Record (Part 4)’ appears on July 10.
― Hidenori Hiruta
enjoyed these Hidenori san
Respected Mr Hiruta,
It is indeed a great service for promoting haiku, particular in India. I liked Mr Kapoor’s haiku very much.All are thought provoking.
Regards
P K Padhy