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) windless midnight aeolian bells strike zero 無風の真夜中 風鈴が零時を打つ (2) generation ship volunteers’ one-way flight seeking a new world 新世代の宇宙船 ボランティアの片道飛行 新しい世界を求めて (3) wild lonely glade an occasional wolf howls in unknown distances 荒れ果てた人気のない空き地 時折オオカミが遠吠えする どこか分からない所で (4) green things stick their timid heads from the ground 緑のものが おずおずと顔を出す 地面から (5) … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (41)
Haiku by Tuyet Van Do (Australia) ** a new winter a new journey without you ~ Cold Moon Journal, 29th July 2024 ** 冬新たあなたのいない旅始む ** HAIKU and PHOTOS to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” ** tiny hands full of joy earthworms ~ tsuri-dōrō, Issue 11, Sept/Oct 2022 まあ蚯蚓大喜びの小さな手 ** on the stage her flower arrangements crescent moon ~ Presence, Issue 76, November 2022 on the stage 三日月の彼女の舞台花生ける ** mixing colors in her salad pomegranate pearls ~ The Japan Society's Haiku Corner, Week 12, March 2023 色混ぜる彼女のサラダ石榴の実 ** empty chair – on the kitchen bench a whisky glass ~ FreeXpresSion, March 2023 台所空の椅子あり食卓はグラスの中にウイスキーあり ** nursing home visit - outside the window her son ~ Cattails, April 2023 … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Tuyet Van Do (2)
Haiku by Mariya Gusev (USA) *** unbearable heat the garden azaleas flaming at the root *** 庭つつじ燃えるが如き炎暑かな *** HAIKU and PHOTOS to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” * never a straight line the quickest way to the bay known by the snowmelt 曲折の湾への道の最速は雪解け水に敵うもの無し * distant thunderstorm breaking open the darkness without any sound 遠雷雨暗闇破る音も無く * magnolia blossoms … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Mariya Gusev
Haiku by R. Suresh babu (India) *** night busthe full moongets a free ride (Creatrix haiku, March 2023) *** 夜行バス満月無料乗車かな *** HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” * between silence the librarian slurps his tea (tsuri-dōrō journal) 図書の司書沈黙帯に茶を啜る * interlude the actors puff on a single cigarette (Haiku dialogue, The Haiku Foundation) 一本の幕間の葉巻役者達 * pension … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by R. Suresh babu
Haiku by Lavana Kray (Romania) *** where there's hay, that's where I'm home – rigged maps *** 干し草の匂う我が家や地図に無し *** HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” 1 compelled to leave – a thistle from home worn on the shawl 我が家去るショールに薊巻きしまま 2 where there's hay, that's where I'm home – rigged maps 干し草の匂う我が家や地図に無し 3 burnt orchard – … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Lavana Kray
Haiku by Vilma Knežević (Croatia) *** a smooth lake with the clouds' copy- I'm between two skies *** 天に雲湖面にコピー眺む吾 *** HAIKU and PHOTOS to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” * a smooth lake with the clouds' copy- I'm between two skies 天に雲湖面にコピー眺む吾 * country landmark- cherry and laurel canopies touching each other 天蓋の触れ合う桜月桂樹これら田舎のランドマークに * down the … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vilma Knežević
Haiku by ANIȘOARA IORDACHE (Romania) *** blowing- black swans fly through the portal of the white page *** 強風や黒鳥門を飛び越える *** HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” * blowing- black swans fly through the portal of the white page 強風や黒鳥門を飛び越える * bloody sunset- through the silence of the ruins a child's shoe, like a … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by ANIȘOARA IORDACHE
Haiku by Marie-France EVRARD (Belgium) *** equinox tide in every garden the songs of dawn *** 春分や十方の庭明けの歌 *** HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” * back to School in the fountain water a paper boat 休暇明噴水池に紙の舟 * equinox tide in every garden the songs of dawn 春分や十方の庭明けの歌 * fireworks for the desert child a shower … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Marie-France EVRARD
Haiku by Luce Pelletier (Canada) *** frosted a whole country and my apple tree *** 霜の花我が林檎の木国内も *** HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” * frosted a whole country and my apple tree Luce Pelletier, Papier Rose Pink Paper, Catkin Press, 2017 (in English and French) In English: youtu.be/ic-CH0LygM4 In French: youtu.be/j79_Vj8fKvE 霜の花我が林檎の木国内も * thunderstorm appeased … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Luce Pelletier
Haiku by Kim Olmtak Gomes (Suriname) *** ladybug at the market papayas cut in half *** 半切りのパパイヤ市に天道虫 *** HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” 1. back from the interior downpour of traffic jams 交通の渋滞激し内陸部 2. midweek strike summer rain's melody on dirtbags 週半ば夏の雨降るストライキ雨のメロディーダートバッグに 3. summer sun half an orange sets on a cloud オレンジの夏の太陽半分に雲の一つに沈んで見える 4. … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Kim Olmtak Gomes
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