chalets
in the ocean ripples
last quarter moon
~ Cantos
シャレー
海の波紋で
下弦の月
nanohana
in the sunny rapeseed field
cherry blossoms
~ Fireflies’s Light
菜の花
日当たりの良い菜種畑で
桜の花
morning chat with
the babbling brook
water hyacinth
~ Meguro International Haiku Circle
朝のおしゃべり
せせらぎの小川と
ホテイアオイ
tulips by the sea
on the wind swept cliff
sugar moon
~ Meguro International Haiku Circle
海沿いのチューリップ
風に吹かれた崖の上
シュガームーン
quiet shrine
bugle of a crane
hunting off the snow
~ Quills
静かな神社
鶴のビューグル
雪を追い払う
pumpkins
the colour of saree
Bombay market
~ Quills
カボチャ
サリーの色
ボンベイのマーケット
sweet blossoms of the fragrant tree acacia tempura ~ Meguro International Haiku Circle 甘い花 香りのよい木の アカシアの天ぷら lingering fragrance of a civet cat mango season ~ Meguro International Haiku Circle なかなか消えない ジャコウネコの香り マンゴーの季節 frogs crooning in the sheltered creek rainsong ~ Meguro International Haiku Circle カエルがうずくまっている 保護された小川で 雨の歌 a heart flutters red sazanka blossom falls at his feet ~ Cattails, Haiga 心臓がどきどきする 赤いサザンカの花 彼の足元に落ちる winter stars ... so many... our words so few ~ Wales Haiku Journal, Haiga 冬の星 とてもたくさん 私たちの言葉はとても少ない weeping cherry blossoms mother in my dreams ~ FemkuMag, Haiga 泣いている 桜の花 私の夢の中の母 melancholy I root out dandelions ~ FemkuMag, Haiga 憂鬱 私は 根を 抜く タンポポ soulful song of a lone raven cherry blossom moon ~ Quills, Haiga 悲しげに響く鳴き声 孤独なカラスの 桜の月 lingering the aroma of cloves in the attic ~ Bamboo Hut, Haiga なかなか消えない チョウジの香り 屋根裏部屋で a monk chants behind the singing bowl misty summer mountain ~ Meguro International Haiku Circle 僧侶が読経する 唱えている鉢の後ろに 霧深い夏の山 morning tea the house wren twits tea-kettle tea-kettle ~ Cattails, Haiga 朝のお茶 イエミソサザイがからかう やかんやかん ― Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta ~~~*~~~
Christina Chin kindly and delightedly presented the following
Collaborative Haiga by Christina Chin and Randall Vemer.
The paintings are from MusArt exhibition by Randall Vemer.
bells
of the Angelus
wild cosmos sunset
~ Meguro International Haiku Circle
鐘
アンジェラスの
野の宇宙の夕日
windsong
in the rustling hedges
night without moon
~ Meguro International Haiku Circle
風の歌
ざわめく生け垣で
月のない夜
he asks
if I would
have a dance
with him
the band plays quizás
~ Bamboo Hut Journal
彼がきく
私に
ダンスをするかと
彼と一緒に
バンドはクイズを演奏する
A painting of Randall, playing the viola.
glint of the bow
the violist whispers
sway with me
~ Bamboo Hut Journal
弓のきらめき
ビオリストのささやき
私と一緒に揺れる
street corner
the svelte violist
plays czárdás
~ Fireflies’s Light
街角
洗練されたビオリスト
チャールダーシュを演奏する
grassland horses
nod to the rhythm
of violin
~ Fireflies’s Light
草原の馬
リズムにうなずく
ヴァイオリン
intervals
she lifts a soprano
moonsong
~ Fireflies’s Light
休憩時間
彼女はソプラノに声の高さを上げる
ムーンソング
woodpecker
at the crack of dawn
piccolo taps
~ Fireflies’s Light
啄木鳥
夜明けに
ピッコロをコツコツたたく
sunset choir
the live orchestra
of a lone pipe organ
~ Fireflies’s Light
サンセット合唱団
ライブオーケストラ
孤独なパイプオルガンの
high spirit
the quavers of trombone
where poppies bloom
~ Fireflies’s Light
ハイスピリット
トロンボーンの震え
ポピーが咲くところ
dream voices
how they move
the scent of rosin
~ Fireflies’s Light
夢の声
彼らがどのように動くか
ロジンの香り
― Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta
Artist/Poet Bio:
Christina Chin, Kuching, Malaysia was the 1st place winner in the 34th Annual Cherry Blossom Sakura Festival 2020 Haiku Contest. Her photo-haiku won 1st prize Award in the 8th Setouchi Matsuyama International Contest in 2019. Recently she won two of City Soka Saitama's 2020 prizes and earned five merits in the World Haiku Review 2020. She is published in the multilingual Haiku Anthology (Volumes 3-6) and the International Spring and Summer Saijiki issues. Christina is published in Haikukai (俳句界) one of Japan’s biggest monthly haiku magazines. Her poems appear in many journals including AHS Frogpond Journal, the Red Moon Anthology, Akita International Haiku Network, African Haiku Network, Akitsu Quarterly Journal, The Asahi Shimbun, ESUJ-Haiku, Presence, Chrysanthemum, The Cicada’s Cry, The Zen Space, Wales Haiku Journal, Prune Juice, Failed Haiku and Cattails (UHTS) and has many more awards and accolades to her name.
She also maintains an ongoing scheduled blog of featured and published haiku: https://haikuzyg.blogspot.com/ and
https://christinachin99blog.wordpress.com/
Bio:
Randall Vemer, artist, photographer and musician has a number of collaborative haiga which have been widely published. He will be holding a MusArt exhibition at ArtReach Gallery in Portland, Oregon, USA in January 2022. The Curator of the art gallery is also an enthusiast of word art and Christina Chin’s haiku will appear on the slide show wall. Kira Dawn Zeeman Rugen, an award winning composer and Grammy recipient is writing original music to his 40 paintings! Randall and some of the musicians whom he painted for the exhibit will also perform at the gallery. He will publish a MusArt book which will include all Christina Chin’s haiku paired with the paintings.
Randall Vemer, Portrait Artist
https://artavita.com/artists/3714-randall-vemer
Instructor
Akita International Haiku Network 
Reblogged this on Christina Chin Haiku and commented:
Thank you very much Hidenori Hiruta san for the honour and feature. Very much appreciated indeed.
~ Christina Chin
Thank you so much Hidenori Hiruta san for the great honour, feature and your beautiful translations to the haiku!
Very much appreciate the inclusion of Randall Vemer’s paintings and our collaborative haiga.
~ Christina Chin __()__
A really enjoyable collection of words and art!
marion
I particularly enjoyed “tulips by the sea,” “lingering” and “morning tea.”
Thanks a lot for reading Marion, very much appreciated! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄
~ Christina
Thanks so very much Sasha A. Palmer. So pleased you enjoyed! Very much appreciate you took the time to read.
~ Christina 😊☕
Best wishes for the festive season, Christina. 🎄🥂🎅
marion
Big congratulations to you Champ 💖 beautiful haiku! Love each and every one of them!!! Rich palet of multi flavours and colours❤️
Thanks sweet Barbara for taking the time to stop by and kind compliments! Very much appreciated my dear friend and poet.
~ Christina