World Haiku Series 2021 (34) Haiku by Marilyn Ward

candlelight the wavering of first love

キャンドルライト　初恋の揺らめき

summer sweetness 
as bees buzz 
in middle c 

夏の甘さ
ミツバチが低く声を立てるとき
中間ハ音で

fresh persimmons 
in each seed 
a new universe 

新鮮な柿
それぞれの種に
新しい宇宙

night train the owl's hoot softened 

夜行列車　フクロウの鳴く声が柔らかくなった

pungent daffodils 
we discuss the cost 
of cremation 

刺激的な水仙
火葬の
費用について話し合う

filling 
a broken flowerpot 
soft sunlight 

満たす
壊れた植木鉢を
やわらかな日差し

first snow 
the thrush ruffles 
its chest feathers

初雪
ツグミが逆立てる
胸の羽を

autumn breeze 
a spider and dewdrops 
sway together 

秋のそよ風
蜘蛛と露の滴が
一緒に揺れる

red bartsia... 
the carder bumblebee 
stretches its tongue

赤いバルシア
カーダーマルハナバチが
舌を伸ばす

brumal night
frozen breaths become 
a thousand stars 

冬の夜
凍った息が
千の星になる

― Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta

Bio:

My name is Marilyn Ward.
I have been writing haiku and Senryu for six years and have been published in a number of on line journals, Cattails, Failed Haiku, Freshout Magazine, Hedgerow, Frogpond, Femku and also featured in PoetryPea blogspot on YouTube. 
I'm 69 married with 3 children and 7 Grandchildren and 1 Great Grandson. 
I enjoy reading, photography, and going for walks in my local nature area where I receive inspiration for my haiku. 

Here are photos presented by Ms. Marilyn Ward.