Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Luce Pelletier

Haiku by Luce Pelletier (Canada)

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frosted

a whole country

and my apple tree

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霜の花我が林檎の木国内も

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HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth”

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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

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thunderstorm appeased —

a feather

on the lawn

Luce Pelletier, Papier Rose Pink Paper, Catkin Press, 2017 (in English and French)

In English:  youtu.be/FvAZO4LJzVo

In French: youtu.be/pdHi_Km4oXU

雷雨和ぐ芝生の上に羽一つ

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the smallest one

has the last word —

chihuahuas

Luce Pelletier, Papier Rose Pink Paper, Catkin Press, 2017 (in English and French)

In English: youtu.be/MxoKSVI6HY0

In French: youtu.be/orA0ekBj01c

最小の最後の言葉チワワかな

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what life

is all about —

sand castle

Luce Pelletier, Papier Rose Pink Paper, Catkin Press, 2017 (in English and French)

In English: youtu.be/dEZ4WfTt8k0

In French: youtu.be/SH2d1MmvEG4

人生は不可解なりや砂の城

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the boulder —

its thousand years

trek

Luce Pelletier, Papier Rose Pink Paper, Catkin Press, 2017 (in English and French)

In English: youtu.be/bDrrUHYAaag

In French: youtu.be/DKZmVmLbuK4

巨石かなその千年の旅偲ぶ

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the homeless

on the bench —

once lovers

Luce Pelletier, Papier Rose Pink Paper, Catkin Press, 2017 (in English and French)

In English: youtu.be/6y8jxYMOFMw

In French: youtu.be/kFJx8lOePkc

公園のベンチに座るホームレスかっては花の恋人同士

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the whole world

behind him —

selfie

Luce Pelletier, Papier Rose Pink Paper, Catkin Press, 2017 (in English and French)

In English: youtu.be/idvaW066s7U

In French: youtu.be/Ko1RztilAS0

背後には彼の自撮りの全世界

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lost coat —

bits of identity 

in the pockets

Luce Pelletier, Papier Rose Pink Paper, Catkin Press, 2017 (in English and French)

In English: youtu.be/CoZo7Xw2-P0

In French: youtu.be/etAJL0y7BUQ

失いしコートに残る小物ありポケットの中我が物と知る

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coffee break —

each one hints

at a scar

Luce Pelletier, Papier Rose Pink Paper, Catkin Press, 2017 (in English and French)

In English: youtu.be/_tuHVi5ZoBs

In French: youtu.be/mfJZJgMN32c

コーヒーブレイク各自傷跡仄めかす

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Spring fragrances —

the ducks

smooth their feathers

Luce Pelletier, Papier Rose Pink Paper, Catkin Press, 2017 (in English and French)

In English: youtu.be/P3f2sBS5y8E

In French: youtu.be/BVet9v6dZrg

春の香や羽を整ふ鴨の群れ

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Note: Short Japanese Poetry of 17 phonetic Units of 5, 7, 5 Pattern

Inspired by ten English haiku by Luce Pelletier, Hidenori Hiruta translated them literally into Japanese short poems first of all.

As a result, eight interpretative Japanese poems of 5, 7, 5 pattern are added to the English haiku as above. Some of them might be haiku（俳句）, and others senryū（川柳). 

And two of the English haiku are interpreted into Japanese tanka（短歌）poetry of 5,7,5,7,7 pattern.

This is because English is different from Japanese. 

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Luce Bio:

Luce Pelletier is a self-taught poet.

Born in the province of Quebec, she embarked in the adventure of poetry at age 40. She writes free-form poetry, haiku and haibun mainly.

Her work can be found in a number of collective works, and can be heard on her YouTube channel: user/unpseudopourcesiecle.

She is the author of four poetry books and has received several honorable mentions and awards in a number of international contests. Her fifth solo poetry book will be published early 2025 with Editions David.

In her discovery of Japanese poetry throughout the years, she explored various forms of collective writing.

Besides participating to renkus, she has directed and self-published four Rensaku chapbooks. Two of those in French and two combining French and English haikus. She has invented the “rengoum”, which is a renga-pantoum hybrid. Two books of such poems have been published.

Luce is a member of Haiku Society of America, Haiku Canada, Société Littéraire de Laval, Écrivains francophones d’Amérique and Union des Écrivains et Écrivaines du Québec (UNEQ).