10 English Haiku (1) dumb show the curtain falling without a word 無言劇のショー カーテンがおりる 一言もなく (2) unsheathed sword the brightness blind the enemies’ eyes 抜き身の剣 明るさのブラインド 敵の目 (3) morality play the boy awakes to the comic interlude 道徳劇 少年は目を覚ます 喜劇の幕間に Note: Morality play In "morality play", the word "comic" signifies "kigeki" (喜剧). Comic interlude … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (34)
Month: March 2024
Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Christina Chin (1)
Three poems, in memory of Brendon Kent (1 February 1958 - 24 February 2024) 1. soap bubbles over the rainbow the master leaves ~ Christina Chin シャボン玉虹の彼方へわが師ゆく 2. fifteenth night of new year the lantern lit sky takes him home ~ Christina Chin 新年の十五夜の空ランタンに照らされし家彼を迎える （短歌） 3. first lunar full moon and fireworks a grand send off ~ … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Christina Chin (1)
Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Angela Giordano
Haiku by Angela Giordano (Italy) 1. the wonder in the eyes of his nephew- snowflakes 雪片に甥の目の中不思議そう ------------------------------ 2. in every wrinkle a suspended memory- autumn furrows 皺の中記憶を納む秋の畝 ----------------------------- 3. minefields... explosion of gems above the almond trees 地雷原貴重な石も爆発すアーモンドの木立つその上で (短歌) ------------------------------ 4. among the peach trees in bloom the step becomes light- the sky is clear … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Angela Giordano
Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Voronoi Oleg
Haiku by Voronoi Oleg (Russia) 1. ***Сильна красота!Ты появилась вдалии ветер утих... ***Beauty is strong!You appeared in the distanceand the wind died down... *** 美に惹かれ君は現れ風は止む 2. ***Лишь от завистицветут на Земле цветы –ты их красивей... *** Only out of envyflowers bloom on Earth –you are more beautiful than them... *** あなたへのねたみに地球花の園 3. ***Спелая вишня...Нет ничего … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Voronoi Oleg
Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vladislava Simonova
Haiku by Vladislava Simonova (Ukraine) Firstly, we introduce the posting by Beyond Haiku team as below. This haiku is written by Ms. Vladislava Simonova from Ukraine, who is the winner of JAL Foundation Award（JAL財団賞) https://www.jal-foundation.or.jp/en/ in the Russian section of the 7th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest 2018. Пишу на песке. Вновь утащила волна хайку в дальний … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vladislava Simonova
Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Ghana (1)
Adjei Agyei-Baah (1977-2023) Winner of Akita Chamber of Commerce and Industry President’s Award,in the English section of the 3rd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest, 2014 This is his debut haiku collection, Afriku (2016), which was commended by Nigerian Nobel Prize–winner Wole Soyinka. Dedication My pleasure for your leisure – It’s for you, Africa – Celebrate! Five haiku from Adjei’s … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Ghana (1)
Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Srinivasa Rao Sambangi
Haiku by Srinivasa Rao Sambangi (India) 1. summer rainall exclamationsend in full stops (Chrysanthemum, Issue 31, 2023) 夏の雨感嘆のうち止みにけり 2. cloister premisea bumblebee finds a hole in the garden net (ESUJ-H, April, 2023) 穴見付くマルハナバチや庭の網 3. long summerthe garden lizard's tailopens a question (The Heron's Nest, September 2023) 長い夏庭のトカゲや尾で問えり 4. night trainthe brook's cadenceat the stop (Frogpond, … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Srinivasa Rao Sambangi
Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」An unmown sky (1)
An unmown sky (1996 – 2007) (1) An Anthology of Croatian Haiku Poetry Đurda Vukelić-Rožić Lying on the grass. An unmown sky. Dubravko Ivančan (1931-1982) 横になる草原の上天高し yokoni-naru sōgen no ue ten takashi －Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta 1. Solitary tree on the meadow edge. Flash of lightning. MIRTA ABRAMOVIĆ 牧草地端に木一本稲光 2. Butterfly caught on … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」An unmown sky (1)
Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」En no Gyōja (1)
Mount Taihei Mount Taihei is a 1,170-meter-high mountain, located northeast of Akita City. It is now a mountain in its prime. The base pluton is granite. First, rocky mass, or pluton, was covered with volcanic ejecta and then uplifted by crust movement, and was subsequently eroded by rivers. This pluton dates from the Cretaceous period, … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」En no Gyōja (1)
Akita International Haiku Network 