World Haiku Series 2019 (56) Haiku by Goran Gatalica

World Haiku Series 2019 (56)

Haiku by Goran Gatalica

 

howling wind —

the mast of a small ship

sings on the shore

 

The Mainichi, 15.2.2018

 

ヒューヒューとうなる風－

小型船のマスト

海岸で歌う

 

winter dawn —

small refugee takes breath

in a tank car

 

Honorable Mention, Sharpening The Green Pencil Haiku Contest, Romania, 2018

 

冬の夜明け－

小さな難民が息をする

タンク車で

 

lingering heat —

the tempo of flies

on the cow’s tail

 

The Mainichi, 13.4.2018

 

長引く暑さ－

ハエのテンポ

牛の尾に

 

spring pilgrimage —

first cherry blossoms

in mother’s sandals

 

Haiku Moment Award, The Best of Autumn Moon Haiku Journal (Volume 1:1 and 1:2), 2018

 

春の巡礼－

最初の桜の花

母のサンダルに

 

spring loneliness —

washed with moonlight

mother’s ink brush

 

English-Speaking Union of Japan, April 2019

 

春の孤独－

月明かりで洗われた

母の筆

 

war memories —

the caterpillar dies

in its cocoon

 

Human/Kind journal, Issue 1.4, April 2019

 

戦争の思い出－

イモムシが死ぬ

繭の中で

 

starlight —

first snowflakes falling

in a blur

 

Presence, #63, 2018

 

星明かり－

初雪が降る

ぼやけて

 

leaving home —

the ferryman’s solitude

in my veins

 

Presence, #64, 2019

 

家を離れる－

フェリーマンの孤独

私の血管の中に

 

winter garden —

a long silence

of bonsai

 

The Heron’s Nest, Volume XIX, Number 2: June 2017

 

冬の庭－

盆栽の長い沈黙

 

cherry blossom —

a monarch butterfly

touches her palms

 

Acorn, journal of contemporary haiku, Issue #39, Fall 2017

 

桜の花－

オオカバマダラ

彼女の手のひらに

 

— Translated by Hidenori Hiruta

 

 

Short bio: 

Goran Gatalica, born in Virovitica, Croatia, 1982, got both physics and chemistry degrees from the University of Zagreb, and proceeded directly to a PhD program after graduation.

He has published poetry, haiku, and prose in literary magazines, journals, and anthologies. 

He is a member of the Croatian Writers’ Association.

Here is another photo of Mr. Goran Gatalica.