World Haiku Series 2022 (95) Haiku by Ram Chandran

Haiku by Ram Chandran

day after harvest-
little sparrows
all over the field

収穫の翌日

子雀

畑中に

*Haiku Corner, Japan Society,UK.

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mountain drive-
the hairpin bend 
floats into mist

山へドライブ

ヘアピンカーブ

霧の中に浮かぶ

*Acorn, Issue #49, Fall 2022.

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missed the train
and
my journey begins

電車に乗り遅れた

そして

私の旅が始まる

*Haiku Dialogue, The Haiku foundation. October 12, 2022.

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starlit night
the river flows
towards autumn moon

星の夜

川が流れる

秋の月に向かって

*Plum Tree Tavern,
October , 2022.

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narrow country path
I give way
to stray cattle

狭い田舎道

道を譲る

さ迷える牛に

* Cold Moon Journal”, October, 2022.

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like an elephant 
lies
the shadow of banyan tree

象のように

横たわる

ガジュマルの木の影

* ESUJ, October 2022.

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if everything is 
maya, 
maya is maya too 

すべてが

マヤであれば

マヤもマヤだ

*tsuridoro”.Issue-11-sept-oct-2022.

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rainy night
I am listening
till it stops

雨の夜

耳を澄ましている

降り止むまで

*Blo͞o Outlier Journal- issue 3 “.

― Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta

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Bio.

Ram Chandran is a Corporate Lawyer by profession. He has been writing English poetry since his college days. Writing Japanese short form poetry since 2020, his English language haiku have been widely published internationally in print and digital Journals.
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Comment

Inspired by fine works of haiku by Ram Chandran, Hidenori Hiruta introduces some Japanese Haiku (Japanese/English) from HI (Haiku International) magazine issued by HIA (HAIKU INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION).

 雛段に瑠璃いろ深き涙壺

(hinadan ni  ruri-iro fukaki  namida tsubo)

On the hina-dolls stage

stands a lachrymatory

of deep blue

　水田　博子

MIZUTA Hiroko

HI 2019 No.143

昼は地に夜は天に咲きいぬふぐり

(hiru wa chi ni  yo wa ten ni saki  inufuguri)   

Veronica polita

blooming on earth in daytime

and in heaven at night

井坂　宏

 ISAKA Hiroshi

HI 2019 No.143

木枯や海に向きたる忠魂碑

(kogarashi ya  umi ni mukitaru  chūkon-hi)

Withering wind –

the war-dead monument

facing to the sea

悟

SATORU

HI 2019 No.143

春はまた明治は遠し梅の花

(haru wa mata  meiji wa tōshi  ume no hana)

Spring again

Meiji era far back

ume blossoms

蛭田　秀法

HIRUTA Hidenori

 HI 2019 No.143