World Haiku Series 2021 (48) Haiku by Sasha A. Palmer

Two previously published haiga 

“peony petals” – first appeared in Oct. 2021 issue of cattails journal; 

peony petals…

all things fall

into place

牡丹の花びら

すべてのものが落ちる

所定の位置に

“tracing” – first appeared on Lavana Kray’s blog (https://ourbesthaiga.blogspot.com/) in Aug. 2021;

tracing

my mother’s face

in the mirror

トレースする

母の顔を

鏡の中に

Eight haiku

Tricycle, March 2021 haiku challenge, honorable mention:

clearing the garden—
my spade cuts through an acorn
in its shallow grave

庭を片付ける
私の鋤はどんぐりを切り裂く
その浅い墓で

Japan Fair 2021 haiku contest, 2nd place:

beneath the blossoms
she counts her years
on one hand

花の下
彼女は年を数える
片手で

an abandoned house
with all this wisteria
how can I move on?

廃屋
この藤すべてに
どのように取り組める？

change in the weather. . . 
the first year my kids do not
chase after fireflies

天気の変化
私の子供たちがホタルを追いかけない
最初の年

on this gloomy day
old eyes spot a bright red hat
of a woodpecker

この憂鬱な日に
年老いた目がキツツキの真っ赤な帽子を
見つける

after rain 
hyacinths heavy 
with scent

雨上がり
ヒヤシンスのきつい
香り

to and fro
to and fro
a dog’s tail 

行ったり来たり
行ったり来たり
犬のしっぽ

on the night without stars the shine of moonflowers  

星のない夜にヨルガオの花の輝き

― Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta

My photo;

And a photo of forsythia in bloom

Brief Bio:

Sasha A. Palmer is a Russian-born writer and translator, who currently lives in Maryland.

Sasha is the recipient of international awards in poetry and translation.

Her work appeared in Writer’s Digest, Slovo/Word, Cardinal Points, and elsewhere.

Visit Sasha at https://sashaapalmer.com/