Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Govind Joshi

Haiku by Govind Joshi (India)

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seeking happiness

I step into

myself

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内観に幸せ求む独歩かな

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HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth”

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seeking happiness

I step into

myself

Haiku Dialogue of The Haiku Foundation, January 18, 2023

内観に幸せ求む独歩かな

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summer rain

his umbrella

tilting towards her

The Daily Verse of The Wise Owl, June 20, 2024

夏の雨彼女の方へ彼の傘

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newly married

her recipe diary

in the baggage

Modern Haiku 55.2, Summer 2024

新婚やレシピの日記彼女の荷

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winter dawn

an earthmover moving

the fog

Creatrix 65 Haiku, June 2024

冬の夜明け大型機械霧動く

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Orion’s belt

three siblings

in their childhood city

Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal Issue 8: Dreams Keeper, June 2024

オリオン座3つ星仰ぐ幼少期三人住みし兄弟の街

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spring rain

a white butterfly in jasmine

becoming jasmine

The Cicada’s Cry, Spring 2024

春の雨ジャスミンの如白き蝶

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spring morning

waking up to a birdsong 

on the plum tree

Autumn Moon Haiku Journal 7.2, Spring/Summer 2024

春の朝梅の木の鳥目覚しに

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early departure

the silence

of the chicks

Cold Moon Journal, May 11, 2024

ひよこまだ沈黙の中早出かな

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distant flautist

sound of wind

in the bamboo grove

Wales Haiku Journal, Spring 2024

遠くにてフルート奏者演奏す竹林の風響き交えり

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photographer father

in the family photo

his shadow

Kingfisher Journal Issue 9, April 2024

写真撮る家族写真に父の影

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

Inspired by ten English haiku by Govind Joshi, Hidenori Hiruta translated them literally into ten 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. They might be haiku（俳句）or 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.

Bio:

Govind Joshi is a mariner and navigates ships around the world for a living. He lives in Dehradun, India and loves nature, gardening, travel and poetry. His Japanese short form poetry have been published in many fine print and online journals including Frogpond, Presence, cattails and chrysanthemum.