Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Philomene Kocher in Canada (2)

　

Still

　

new, selected

& collaborative haiku

　

Philomene Kocher

　

　

For my brother-in-law,

Vernon Dean Finlayson

　

1941 – 2020

　

Dandelions

　

at the bus stop

the little boy’s shadow

leaving his mother’s shadow

　

バス停や母と子の影離れ行く

basu-tei ya  haha to ko no kage  hanare-yuku

　

leaving the bus station

the woman beside me

begins her rosary

　

バス発車ロザリオ唱ふ女性客

basu hassha  rozario tonau  josei-kyaku

　

first day of spring

first groundhog

　

立春やグラウンドホッグ初お見え

risshun ya  guraundohoggu  hatsu-omie

　

days after her visit

the potted tulips

bloom

　

（彼女訪問）

鉢植えのチューリップ咲く数日後

hachi-ue no  cyūrippu saku  sūjitsu-go

　

the sun

enters my room

tulip by tulip

　

日の当たるチューリップ毎部屋の中

hi no ataru   cyūrippu goto  heya no naka

　

early to work

cherry blossom viewing

in the rain

　

早番の桜の花見雨の中

hayaban no  sakura no hanami  ame no naka

　

the crow lands

a petal falls

into the pond

　

烏降り花びら池に散り落ちる

karasu ori  hanabira ike ni  chiri-ochiru

　

dandelions

a bumblebee flies through

the wrought iron fence

　

タンポポにマルハナバチやフェンス越ゆ

tampopo ni  maruhanabachi ya  fensu koyu

　

turning off the alarm clock

hearing the first geese

　

雁の声目覚まし時計止めりけり

kari no koe  mezamashi-dokei  tomeri keri

　

the robins brush wings

as they pass

in and out of the nest

　

駒鳥の羽擦り合はす巣の出入り

komadori no  hane suriawasu  su no deiri

　

－Interpreted into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta

　

　  

A Photo of Dandelions:

 Taken by Hidenori Hiruta in Sendai, Japan, on April 8, 2025

　

　

　 　 秋田国際俳句ネットワーク

蛭田 秀法

Hidenori Hiruta

Akita International Haiku Network