Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Govind Joshi in India (2)

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Haibun 

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A long walk

We leave for Mauritius after marriage. A drive through the sugarcane fields from the airport to the cabin that would be our home for the next few days.

This overcast morning with low stratus clouds we take a trip on the coastal waters.

After a few minutes into cutting in the engines, I take the tiller from the boatman. Part to test my skill and part to show off to the wife. 

A voyage with heavy and fair weather. Our strengths and weaknesses. Favorable and adverse currents. Spring and neap tides. Failures and successes. Insecurities and challenges.

Three decades. Love triumphs.

　

in the dream

making tea for her

we catch-up on her call

Drifting Sands Haibun issue 26 – March 2024

　

夢の中で

彼女のためにお茶を淹れながら

彼女との電話のやり取りをする

　

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Haiku

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loving her more

every year

the girl now mostly gray

Asahi Haikuist Network – April 21, 2023

　

年々彼女を愛するようになり

今ではほとんど白髪になった少女

　

wedding reception

his spoon of dessert

to her mouth

Daily Haiku – Valentine’s Day Special – February 14, 2024

　

結婚披露宴

デザートのスプーンを

彼女の口に

　

honeymoon boat

looking through glass bottom

her thoughts touching him

Haiku Dialogue of The Haiku Foundation – May 14, 2025

　

ハネムーンボート

ガラス底から眺める

彼女の思いが彼に触れる

　

bridge wing

her hair blown

in the shape of the wind

Haiku Dialouge of The Haiku Foundation – April 30, 2025

　

ブリッジウィング

彼女の髪は

風の形になびいた

　

winter evening

we walk home

sharing a shawl

Hedgerow #141 – March 2023

　

冬の夜

私たちは歩いて家路につく

ショールを分け合って

　

departing train

he embraces her

with his eyes

Shadow Pond Journal Issue V: Love – June 2025

　

出発する電車の中で

彼は彼女を抱きしめる

目でもって

　

dressing table

her smile

in the ornate frame

Failed Haiku issue 104 – November 2024

　

化粧台

彼女の笑顔

華やかな額縁に飾られた

　

moonlit bike ride

from a hillock party

we take the long way

Haiku Corner of The Japan Society – Week 7 of 2023

　

月明かりに照らされた自転車の旅

丘の上のパーティーから

遠回りする

　

shifting gears in the new car

the wipers starting

her giggle

Failed Haiku issue 102 – September 2024

　

新しい車のギアチェンジ

ワイパー始動

彼女のくすくす笑い

　

－Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta

　

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 has been published in many fine print and online journals including Frogpond, Presence, cattails and chrysanthemum.