World Haiku Series 2019 (60)
Haiku by Henryk Czempiel
all these names
whispered by grandma
family album
(Asahi Shimbun, November 2019)
これらすべての名前
おばあちゃんに囁かれた
家族のアルバム
drought
spotting a crack
after a shave
(Asahi Shimbun, September 2019)
干ばつ
亀裂を見つける
ひげ剃りの後
cherry blossoms
opening a rusty wicket
to the neighbor
(Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, 2019)
桜の花
錆びたくぐり戸を開く
隣人に
family dance
around the young cherry tree
its first blossom
(The R. H. Blyth Award, 2019)
ファミリーダンス
桜の若木の周りで
その初めての花
finger drawn heart
on the snow-covered grave
Valentine’s Day
(23rd Indian Kukai, 2018)
指で描かれた心
雪で覆われた墓の上に
バレンタインデー
fireplace
from love and divorce letters
the same gray ash
(26th Indian Kukai, 2018)
暖炉
愛と離婚の手紙から
同じ灰色の灰
jubilee
he discreetly adjusts
her wig
(European Kukai, 2018)
祝祭
彼は慎重に調整する
彼女のかつらを
train whistle
all heads on the platform
in one direction
(30th ITOEN Oi Ocha Shinhaiku Contest anthology, 2019)
汽笛
プラットフォームの全ての頭
一方向に
autumn or winter
listening to Vivaldi
in the park
(Stardust Haiku, Issue 35, 2019)
秋か冬
ヴィヴァルディを聴く
公園で
cherry blossoms
in the grandma’s room
a new wide window
(11th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest anthology, 2019)
桜の花
おばあちゃんの部屋の中
新しい広い窓
— Translated by Hidenori Hiruta
Henryk Czempiel is from Poland, born in 1965, member of Polish Haiku Association.
A beautiful sequence Henryk, thank you so much for sharing.
Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #3: Hidenori Hiruta presents haiku by Henryk Czempiel!
In addition, first publications:
all these names – Asahi Shimbun, November 2019
drought – Asahi Shimbun, September 2019
cherry blossoms / openning… – Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, 2019
family dance – The R. H. Blyth Award, 2019
finger drawn heart – 23rd Indian Kukai, 2018
fireplace – 26th Indian Kukai, 2018
jubilee – European Kukai, 2018
train whistle – 30th ITO EN Oi Ocha Shinhaiku Contest anthology, 2019
autumn or winter – Stardust Haiku, issue 35, 2019
cherry blossoms / in… – 11th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest anthology, 2019
Henryk
Wonderful expressions…
family dance
around the young cherry tree
its first blossom
Thanks to Henryk.