World Haiku Series 2019 (61)
Haiku by Hidenori Hiruta
1.
Prayers
leaving for the universe
3.11 tsunami
天と地に広がる祈り大津波
2.
First fishing
leaving the port
with prayers on
初漁や祈りを乗せて岸を出づ
3.
Blueberries
bearing the buds of hope
on the tsunami area
津波跡ブルーベリーの希望の芽
4.
Prayers
illumined on the riverside
snow festival
川岸に祈りの灯る雪祭
5.
Water god behind
children serving rice cakes
Kamakura igloo
水神にかまくらの子等餅供ふ
6.
Water god
staying in the igloo
sake served too
かまくらの水神酒も嗜めり
7.
Snow spirits
falling in silence
in prayer
雪の精祈りの中に降りにけり
8.
Dancing in
her late grandma’s kimono
Nishimonai Bon Odori
亡き祖母の縫ひし衣装や盆踊
9.
The black hood
dancing like her late grandma
Nishimonai Bon Odori
黒頭巾亡き祖母みたい盆踊
10.
Beckoning
her friends’ souls to dance
Nishimonai Bon Odori
手の振りで亡き友招く盆踊
Bio:
2006-2009 Hidenori Hiruta studied about Haiku in English
through David McMurray at Asahi Culture Center
2009 Member of HAIKU INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Member of Japanese haiku group: Ten’I (Providence)
Founder of the international haiku network :
The Akita International Haiku Network
He set up his own haiku blog: AKITA HAIKU
http://akitahaiku.blogspot.com/
2012-2018 Organizer of the international haiku contest:
1st – 7th Japan – Russia Haiku Contest
2019 Organizer of the international haiku project:
The World Haiku Series 2019
2017 Judge of VII Polish International Haiku Contest 2017
2019 Judge of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest
Published two e-books (English Edition) Kindle 版:
‘俳句山上 HAIKU Surmounting I’ ‘俳句山上 HAIKU Surmounting II’
Akita International Haiku Network 
Congratulations, Hidenori Hiruta-san.
Thanks for this brilliant idea.
Loved reading your haiku.
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Reblogged this on Christina Chin Haiku and commented:
I’d like to share some beautiful haiku by Hidenori Hiruta.
Dear Mr. Hidenori Hiruta-san, thank you so much for this brilliant and interesting project. I love so much all poems published.
About your poems, it’s a GREAT WORK! I love your poems, especially this one:
Snow spirits
falling in silence
in prayer
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Thank you again for your efforts for haijin community.
Best wishes,
Eufemia Griffo, Italy
Reblogged this on Il fiume scorre ancora and commented:
Thank you Mr. Hidenori Hiruta-San for your efforts for haijin community.🙏
A very moving sequence, beautifully complemented by the photographs. Thank you so much for sharing these and for organising this wonderful celebration of haiku around the world! Kind regards, Xenia.
Congratulations Mr Hidenori Hiruta for soulful haiku. Thanks for promoting the haiku through the many associations. I would like many many thanks to dear friend.
I would like to quote …
Blueberries
bearing the buds of hope
on the tsunami area