World Haiku Series 2019 (54) Haiku by GILLENA COX

World Haiku Series 2019 (54)

Haiku by GILLENA COX

 

wandering thoughts –

sound of the rain entering

the dawn 

 

さまよう考え－

雨の音が入る

夜明け

 

glow of azure sky

radiance of sun shining –

a new day unfurls

 

青空の輝き

輝く太陽の光輝－

新しい一日が開ける

 

aged mango tree –

even thinking about it

i feel dwarfed

 

熟成したマンゴーの木－

それについて考えることさえ

私は小さくさせられた気持ち

 

clear air of morning

holds a streak of pink clouds –

sensing a haiku 

 

朝の澄んだ空気

ピンクの雲の連なりを保持－

俳句を感じる

 

deep in thought –

the coo of pigeons draws 

dawn light in

 

深く思考－

ハトの鳴き声

夜明けの光りを引き寄せる

 

ask the butterfly

why skip this flower

under azure sky

 

蝶に聞いてください

なぜこの花をスキップするの

青空の下で

 

wishes

blown on the wind

dandelions

 

願い

風に吹かれている

たんぽぽ

 

day napping –

a noisy outburst of rain

steals time to dream

 

昼寝－

どっと降り出す雨の騒々しい音

夢の時間を盗む

 

under scarecrow’s hat 

his face with a stitched smile –

corn fields

 

案山子の帽子の下

刺繍された笑みの顔－

トウモロコシ畑

 

raking leaves –

a tropical mockingbird

skips and fans her tail

 

かき集められた葉－

熱帯のマネシツグミ

尾を跳ばしてあおぐ

 

–Translated by Hidenori Hiruta

 

 

BIO – GILLENA COX:

I live in St James, Trinidad (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago)

I am a retired Library Assistant. Married, I am a mother and grandmother.

I write as a hobby and have published 7 books between 2007 and 2019. Five of these books are stories written for children.

All my published books contain haiku poems.

I am happy to be connected by social media to many wonderful haiku writers.