Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
10 English Haiku (1) approaching winter migratory birds busy packing their belongings 近づく冬 忙しい渡り鳥 持ち物を梱包 (2) winter trip unfamiliar passengers sit close together 冬の旅行 見知らぬ乗客 近くに座る (3) winter night the figures bend against the wind and rain 冬の夜 人の影が曲がる 風と雨に逆らって (4) lively baby mother lulls herself to slumber 元気な赤ちゃん 母があやして 寝かしつける (5) inundation installing … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (36)
Producer - Randall Vemer, short film Academy Award Winner Photography - Hector Salazar Haiku - Christina Chin 1 red plumes of a golden pheasant Spring Waltz 金雉の春のワルツや赤い羽根 2 streaming through the window sultan tit song 窓越しにカラの歌声流れけり 3 early to rise the raspy notes of warblers 早朝やムシクイの声ギシギシと 4 a swan among the pond weed c y … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Christina Chin (3)
Haiku by Shanthi Saravanan (India) வானத்தின் காட்சி படலம் அந்தரத்தில் நடனமாடும் புறாக்கள் *** Hollow Space In the sky Dancing pigeons *** 天上の虚空に遊び踊る鳩 HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” *** Flowers Feed Honey to Loving hungry Beetles 花々の蜜を吸ひけり甲虫 *** Flowers spread It's fragrance in air Without asking 花々の香り広がる虚空かな *** Hard try couldn't catch The flying birds In the … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Shanthi Saravanan
Haiku by Dinko Sule (Croatia) winter coming high in the sky cranes picking a leader 冬天や鶴の群れ群れ統べる者 (KERNELS HAIKU SPRING 2013) World Haiku Series 2022 (131) Haiku by Dinko Sule https://akitahaiku.com/2024/02/13/ HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” 1. exposed to the Sun beautiful woman the seagull calls カモメ呼ぶきれいな女性日光浴 2. veterinary medicine in genes the black cat nibbles medicinal … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Dinko Sule
Haiku by Voronoi Oleg (Russia) ***Летает хайку над миром человека… Словно и любовь... *** Haiku flies over the human world... Just like love... *** 愛のごと人の世を越ゆ俳句かな April 27, 2023 HAIKU to Akita's “Haiku Beyond Earth” ХАЙКУ МОРЯ 2. Олег Вороной HAIKU OF THE SEA 2. Oleg Voronoi 1. Ах, какая тишь! Волны боятся вспугнуть расцветание… … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Voronoi Oleg (3)
Haiku by Vladislava Simonova (Ukraine) *** Пишу на песке. Вновь утащила волна хайку в дальний путь. *** Writing on the sand – and again a wave drives my haiku So far away. *** 砂上の句再び波の持ち去れり *** Winner of JAL Foundation Award（JAL財団賞) in the Russian section of the 7th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest 2018. *** HAIKU to Akita's … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vladislava Simonova (3)
Adjei Agyei-Baah (1977-2023) leafless tree – lifting a cup of nest into the sky 裸の木巣の空杯を天に上ぐ Winner of Akita Chamber of Commerce and Industry President’s Award, in the English section of the 3rd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest, 2014 English Haiku from Adjei’s haiku collection Afriku (2016) Dedication My pleasure for your leisure – It’s for you, Africa … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Ghana (3)
Haiku by Bina (India) the earth is my womb the earth is a precious tome of rich narratives. 人を生む地球の語る物語 World Haiku Series 2022 (14) Haiku by Bina https://akitahaiku.com/2023/02/11/ HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” 1. stitched into seams of meandering thoughts a hidden haiku 曲折の思考の縫ひ目俳句かな 2. tranquil sun like Rumi meditating on the evening sea 夕暮れのルミの瞑想海静か … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Bina
An unmown sky (1996 – 2007) (3) 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 31. Dusk approaching The peacock is folding up his tail feathers. ŽELJKO FUNDA 夕闇に尾の羽たたむ孔雀かな 32. A scarf … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」An unmown sky (3)
The Appearance in Hokusai's Sketches This is a piece of the sketches in The Hokusai Manga, or Hokusai’s Sketches, a collection of sketches of various subjects drawn by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (Published 1814-1878). Hokusai sketched En no Ozunu and two demonic spirits, or demons in his Manga. En no Ozunu, or En no … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」En no Gyōja (3)
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