World Haiku Series 2022 (107) Haiku by Sankara Jayanth Sudanagunta

Haiku by Sankara Jayanth Sudanagunta an impromptu singalongwith crickets—candle running out 即興シンガロングコオロギと一緒にろうそくがなくなりそう Under the Bashō (April 2022) *** thunderstorm—pilot announces a detourthrough Sagittarius 雷雨パイロットが迂回路をアナウンス射手座を通して tsuri-dōrō, issue #9 (May 2022) *** monsoon wind —sparrows and undergarmentsdrying on clothesline モンスーンの風スズメと下着物干し竿に干す haikuKATHA, issue #10 (August 2022) *** bowl of hot ramen... for … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (107) Haiku by Sankara Jayanth Sudanagunta →

World Haiku Series 2022 (107) Haiku by Sankara Jayanth Sudanagunta (India)

Haiku by Sankara Jayanth Sudanagunta an impromptu singalongwith crickets—candle running out Under the Bashō (April 2022) *** thunderstorm—pilot announces a detourthrough Sagittarius tsuri-dōrō, issue #9 (May 2022) *** monsoon wind —sparrows and undergarmentsdrying on clothesline haikuKATHA, issue #10 (August 2022) *** bowl of hot ramen... for a moment I considerusing chopsticks haikuKATHA, issue #10 (August … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (107) Haiku by Sankara Jayanth Sudanagunta (India) →

World Haiku Series 2022 (106) Haiku by Samo Kreutz

Haiku by Samo Kreutz 1.> flirty girl winking back at her the morning sun 軽薄な女の子彼女にウインクし返す朝日 2.> perfume bottle well preserved in it bird tunes 香水瓶中によく保存されている鳥の調べ 3.> plantain syrup calming his bad cough a taste of rainbow プランテンシロップ彼のひどい咳を鎮める虹の味 4.> bullet train rushing across the state a barberry shrub scent 新幹線 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (106) Haiku by Samo Kreutz →

World Haiku Series 2022 (106) Haiku by Samo Kreutz (Slovenia)

Haiku by Samo Kreutz 1.> flirty girl winking back at her the morning sun 2.> perfume bottle well preserved in it bird tunes 3.> plantain syrup calming his bad cough a taste of rainbow 4.> bullet train rushing across the state a barberry shrub scent 5.> ripening grain ... how quickly we became adults (previously published … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (106) Haiku by Samo Kreutz (Slovenia) →

World Haiku Series 2022 (105) Haiku by Sally Quon

Haiku by Sally Quon in the snowy dawn the white hunter takes flight meadow voles beware! 雪の夜明けに白い狩人が飛び立つ草原のハタネズミに注意！ lotus flower blooms I reach for enlightenment – fall into water 蓮の花が咲く私は悟りに到達水に落ちる prized tomato lays on the ground; one bite missing 貴重なトマト地面に置かれる一口足りない long legs d a n g l … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (105) Haiku by Sally Quon →

World Haiku Series 2022 (105) Haiku by Sally Quon (Canada)

Haiku by Sally Quon in the snowy dawn the white hunter takes flight meadow voles beware! lotus flower blooms I reach for enlightenment – fall into water prized tomato lays on the ground; one bite missing long legs d a n g l e paper wasp dark forest path where does it … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (105) Haiku by Sally Quon (Canada) →

World Haiku Series 2022 (104) Haiku by R. Suresh babu

Haiku by R. Suresh babu splinter sun… the cuts and cracks of war memories 分裂した太陽切り傷や亀裂戦争の記憶の (Haiku Dialogue, Haiku Foundation) ************************************************************************ scanty rainfall… still we curse the rain god 乏しい雨それでも私たちは呪う雨の神様を ( Haiku Dialogue, Haiku Foundation) *************************************************************************** bore well digging… the dying crops thirst for a drop 井戸掘に我慢枯れかけた作物一滴への渇き (Haiku Dialogue, Haiku … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (104) Haiku by R. Suresh babu →

World Haiku Series 2022 (104) Haiku by R. Suresh babu (India)

Haiku by R. Suresh babu splinter sun… the cuts and cracks of war memories (Haiku Dialogue, Haiku Foundation) ************************************************************************ scanty rainfall… still we curse the rain god ( Haiku Dialogue, Haiku Foundation) *************************************************************************** bore well digging… the dying crops thirst for a drop (Haiku Dialogue, Haiku Foundation) ****************************************************************************** desert sun . . . the caravans … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (104) Haiku by R. Suresh babu (India) →

稲美里佳の短歌：Tanka by Rika Inami (75)

2023年11月短歌 November 2023, Tanka All rights reserved ©Rika Inami 稲美里佳 <シラタマノキ湿原へ 7首 / Seven pieces of Tanka to Shiratamanoki Wetland> 1- はるかなる原始の響き現在(いま)に聴くシラタマノキ湿原カオスの澱み　　 echoes of the faraway primordial … still, now I hear it Shiratamanoki Wetland stagnation of chaos シラタマノキ湿原は秋田県・岩手県・宮城県・山形県にまたがる栗駒山を中心にした栗駒国定公園内にある湿原で、秋田県雄勝郡東成瀬村にあります。シラタマノキ湿原には、15000年以上前の最終氷期から堆積してきた泥炭の断面があり、学術上貴重な研究の地となっています。冬と春は雪で閉ざされますが、夏と秋は開放されます。私は、湿地名になっているシラタマノキの実が実る美しい紅葉の季節の秋に同地を訪ね短歌を詠いました。 ※熊には気を付けてください。 Shiratamanoki Wetland is located in Higashinaruse Village, Ogachi-Gun, Akita Prefecture, within Kurikoma National Park … Continue reading 稲美里佳の短歌：Tanka by Rika Inami (75) →

World Haiku Series 2022 (103) Haiku by Roberta Beach Jacobson

Haiku by Roberta Beach Jacobson climate change my daughter prays for rain 気候変動娘が祈る降雨を folding shoreline mist origami 折りたたむ海岸線の霧を折り紙 artifacts at river's bend drought アーティファクト川の曲がり角で干ばつ winter's eve rumors of war on the news 冬の前夜戦争の噂ニュースで deeply rooted in earth's secrets sugar maple 深く根付いた地球の神秘にサトウカエデ broken marble in my … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (103) Haiku by Roberta Beach Jacobson →