World Haiku Series 2019 (3)
Haiku by Adjei Agyei-Baah
dry savannah
the dotted castles
of anthills
The Mamba, March 2016 Issue
乾燥したサバンナ
点々とした蟻塚の城
moving in circles
the tethered goat runs
out of bleat
The Mamba, September 2016 Issue
輪になって
繋がれたヤギが走る
ヤギの絶叫
harmattan
the cowherd fades
into dust
The Mamba, March 2017 Issue
ハーマタン
牛飼いは見えなくなる
土ぼこりの中へ
temple gate—
the congregation
of worshippers’ sandals
Acorn, Fall Issue 2017
寺院の門―
参拝者のサンダル履きの集会
frothing gourd
the floating remains
of a scout bee
Akitsu Quarterly, Summer 2016 Issue
泡立っているヒョウタン
スカウト蜂の
匂いが漂っている残り物
city flood
the rush of plastic waste
past a plastic collector
Modern Haiku, Issue 49:3
都市の洪水
プラスチック廃棄物の激流
コレクターを通り過ぎて行く
homeless man –
the train in and out
of his sleep
Akitsu Quarterly Fall 2019 issue …
ホームレスの男 ―
電車が眠りの中に
出たり入ったり
mangled vehicle
a dragonfly
takes the wheel
Presence Journal, issue #64
壊れた車両
トンボが車輪を乗っ取る
offering sack
my coin drops
onto another
Presence Journal, issue #64
献金袋
私のコインが落ちる
別のコインの上に
fishless day
the fisherman’s shadow
part of a rock
Presence Journal, Issue #62
魚の釣れない日
漁師の影が岩の一部になっている
day’s end
the roadside beggar puts on
a new cloth
Failed Haiku Journal, January Issue 2019
一日の終わり
道端の乞食が新しい布を身につける
— Translated by Hidenori Hiruta
Bio
Adjei Agyei-Baah, a leader in the growing movement of Afriku, was born on June 29, 1977, in Kumasi, Ghana. He is the author of several collections of haiku and senryu poetry including Afriku (2016), Ghana 21 Haiku (2018), and Piece of My Fart (2018). He is the co-founder of Africa Haiku Network and co-editor of The Mamba (Africa’s first international haiku journal).
Such a beautiful collection, I found the imagery in
‘temple gate—
the congregation
of worshippers’ sandals’ and
and
‘homeless man –
the train in and out
of his sleep’
especially striking. Thank you so much for sharing!
Beautiful.
Enjoyed “the tethered goat runs out of bleat”! 🙂
And I love haiku about trains:
homeless man –
the train in and out
of his sleep
Adjei Agyei-Baah
Akitsu Quarterly Fall 2019 issue
Lovely set of poems!
warm regards,
Alan
Thank you, my creative friends. It’s a pleasure reading my poems and sharing thoughts in return. I feel honoured, humbled and inspired.
a great selection!
Thank you Debbie. Your comment means a lot me.