Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Haiku and Photo Haiku by Jim Force --------------------haiku----------- below the surface of the new reservoir a forest of stumps cloud shadows rise and fall across the foothills drops of dew along the garden path entwined snails magnetic north the irresistible call of nature smoke-filled sky a red moon clears the horizon summer breeze the forest … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (49) Haiku by Jim Force (Canada)
Haiku by Jessica Allyson old film tree shadows flicker at train’s speed 古いフィルム 木の影がちらつく 電車の速度で trees in bloom traditional clothes with modern shoes 花咲く木々 伝統的な服 モダンな靴で perfume… women run to cars in the rain 香水 車に走る女性たち 雨の中 change in plans: birds tossed around by spring gusts 計画の変更 鳥が投げ飛ばされた 春の突風によって birdsong flits through the window at … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (48) Haiku by Jessica Allyson
Haiku by Jessica Allyson old film tree shadows flicker at train’s speed trees in bloom traditional clothes with modern shoes perfume… women run to cars in the rain change in plans: birds tossed around by spring gusts birdsong flits through the window at my desk red alert abandoned apple trees still bear fruit smooth pebbles … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (48) Haiku by Jessica Allyson (Canada)
Haiku by Isabella Kramer nearly white swan—the promise to myselfto be grown-up tomorrow ほぼ白鳥 自分との約束 明日は大人になる snow on autumn leavesthe way to the cemeteryis longer today 紅葉に雪が積もる 墓地への道 今日は長い glitter traila falling starin a honey drop きらめく尾 流れ星 蜂蜜の滴の中で forest solitudemy skin the tongue of rain 森の孤独 私の肌は雨の舌 mountain silencea flock of wild geesedraws lines … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (47) Haiku by Isabella Kramer
Haiku by Isabella Kramer nearly white swan—the promise to myselfto be grown-up tomorrow snow on autumn leavesthe way to the cemeteryis longer today glitter traila falling starin a honey drop forest solitudemy skin the tongue of rain mountain silencea flock of wild geesedraws lines frosty night— what do wild geesetalk about the dark side put under … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (47) Haiku by Isabella Kramer (Germany)
Haiku by Hifsa Ashraf peacock flower—I still am a motherof the unborn child#FemKuMag issue 34 鳳凰木 — 私はまだ胎児の母親 ------autumn leavesraking to and frohis last wordsPresence, #73 紅葉 あちこちで彼の最後の言葉掻き集める ------sunlit dewdropson the grassy fieldchild’s first poem 太陽に照らされた露のしずく 芝生のフィールドに 子供の最初の詩---lake’s mistunfolding my storythe rorschach testWales Haiku Journal, Autumn Edition 2022 湖の霧 私の物語を展開する ロールシャッハテスト------letting go ofwhat’s not mineprairie … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (46) Haiku by Hifsa Ashraf
Haiku by Hifsa Ashraf peacock flower—I still am a motherof the unborn child#FemKuMag issue 34------autumn leavesraking to and frohis last wordsPresence, #73------sunlit dewdropson the grassy fieldchild’s first poem---lake’s mistunfolding my storythe rorschach testWales Haiku Journal, Autumn Edition 2022------letting go ofwhat’s not mineprairie windtinywords, 27 October 2022-----foreign sky—spotting those starsI named after siblingsFrogpond, Autumn issue 45:3------pink … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (46) Haiku by Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan)
2023年5月 短歌 May 2023, Tanka All rights reserved ©Rika Inami 稲美 里佳 <田沢湖へ5 首/ Five pieces of Tanka for Lake Tazawa, 1～5> ゴールデンウィーク中、秋田県仙北市にある田沢湖に行ってきました。 During the Golden Week holidays, I visited Lake Tazawa in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Note: Golden week is a period of consecutive national holidays. This year 2023’s Golden Week was from … Continue reading 稲美里佳の短歌：Tanka by Rika Inami (69)
Haiku by Hidenori Hiruta 微笑みの浮かぶ吟行秋朗ら (hohoemi no ukabu ginkō aki hogara) Haiku walking with smiles on autumn too 「天為」同人 蛭田 秀法 Dōjin of the Japanese Haiku Group ‘Ten'i (Providence)’ HIRUTA Hidenori Photo by David McMurray October 26, 2014 At the campus of Aikta International University 日本晴落葉も映ゆる散策路 (nihon bare ochiba mo hayuru sansakuro) Glorious weather fallen leaves highlighted too … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (45) Haiku by Hidenori Hiruta
Haiku by Hidenori Hiruta 乱世を憂ふ弥勒や八重桜 (ransei o ureu miroku ya yaezakura) Double cherry blossoms Maitreya sits in melancholy the chaotic world 「天為」天心集 令和四年八月号 The August issue of Ten'i (Providence) Haiku Group’s magazine 2022 「天為」同人 蛭田 秀法 Dōjin of the Japanese Haiku Group ‘Ten'i (Providence)’ HIRUTA Hidenori 逝く人の愛語の残る師走かな (yuku hito no aigo no nokoru shiwasu kana) My mentor leaving … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (45) Haiku by Hidenori Hiruta (Japan)
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