World Haiku Series 2019 (106)
Haiku by Malintha Perera
when there’s
nothing left
starlight
何も残っていない時
星明り
another enso
fades again
white butterfly
別のエンソ
再び消える
白い蝶
still finding
that piece of me
meteor shower
まだ見つける
私のその部分
流星群
firefly night
afraid they’ll burn
the paddy
ホタルの夜
水田を燃やすのがこわい
crossing
bar
by
bar
choir song
交差する
バー
沿って
バー
合唱曲
the small skies
we used to fly
arm wings
小さな空
私たちは飛んだものだ
腕の翼
temple fountain
we make it
our last stop
寺院の噴水
私たちは最後の停車地にしよう
all of my anger
gone
sudden drizzle
私の怒りのすべて
消えた
突然の霧雨
full moon
our baby’s
first kick
満月
私たちの赤ちゃんの
最初のキック
cherry blossoms
the many reasons
we are here
桜の花
その多くの理由
私たちがここにいる
— Translated by Hidenori Hiruta
Biography :
Malintha Perera is an established poet whose work is featured in numerous journals.
She writes haiku, tanka, micropoetry as well as longer poems that are mainly centered on Zen Buddhism.
Her first published haiku book, An Unswept Path (2015) is a collection of monastery haiku.
She resides in Sri Lanka with her family.
Lovey collection.
Reblogged this on Christina Chin Haiku and commented:
Beautiful haiku by Malintha Perera.
Beautiful haiku! Very nice.
~ Christina
Lovely written
A beautiful collection Malintha 🌺
Sublime poetry which exists between the realms of “invisibility” being left to say what the poet became with each poem.
Alan
Covid19 haiku/senryu
new normal —
do i have to learn
to read backwards
—
anywhere
everywhere
the crowned demon
—
covid lockdown
poetry is left
in the wild
—
social distancing
at about three o’clock
one shadow away
—
virtual travel
but ahh, the date
what is the date
—
pencil sketches
In black and white —
pandemic
—
ripples
in the pond
frog croaks
—
covid lockdown
outside, the sun
still shines so bright
—
covid lockdown
tall grasses of summer
my unkempt hair
—
quarantined garden
the sparrows let us know
of their visit
Covid19 Haiku/Senryu (Part 2)
covid lockdown —
my home
my closet
—
silence…
how intimate
do i know you
—
how heavy
is the unseen…
coronavirus
—
coronavirus
… an ocean
of wails
—
covid lockdown —
here we all are, prisoners
of sanity
—
social distancing —
empty benches
at the park
—
social distancing
doing the waltz
all by myself
—
covid lockdown
reinventing the uses
of a couch
—
the dead —
topics in the day
to day chats
—
city curfew —
i feel the sound
of silence
—
coronavirus…
each day on the news
doing the math
—
calm day
the bright side
of lockdown
Beautiful.
Dear haiku poets, or haijin, thank you very much for having sent fine haiku for the World Haiku Series 2019.
Sharing nice works of haiku is one of the greatest pleasures in life. Thanks a million again for having given such a good time, a rich source of inspiration, and a big delight. Hidenori Hiruta
Awesome series!!