Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (52)

Five English Haiku 　 snow everywhere is the deer walking or perhaps flying 　積雪に鹿は歩くか飛ぶのかな　 around the corner my shadow begins to follow behind me 　曲がり角影が私の跡を追う　 alighting bird the twig sways without wind 　鳥降りて風もないのに枝揺れる　 night sailing the islet begins to hide itself in the darkness 　夜迫り小島の消える宵闇に　 brown … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (52) →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Bitary Subirin in Russia (6)

*** Летящий дракон В голубом поднебесье… Пришел Новый год! Letyaschii drakon V golubom podnebes’ye… Prishyol Novyi god! *** A flying dragon In the blue sky impresses… New Year has come. 　青空に空飛ぶ龍は新年や aozora ni soratobu ryū wa shinnen ya 　　 *** Солнце склонилось… Задумалась курица — Где сложить яйца? Solntse sklonilos’… Zadumalas’ kuritsa, Gde … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Bitary Subirin in Russia (6) →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Oleg Usov’s Paintings with Haiku by Alexander Dolin in Russia (2)

Haiku by Alexander Dolin (Russia) 　 Paintings by Oleg Usov (Russia) 　　台所に蠅集まりの終りなし At the kitchen there is no end to it – a conference of the flies… 　 На кухне у нас мушиному собранию не видно конца… 　　夕立やどこまで逃げる老鼠 A summer rain storm – where can it hide now, the old mother-rat?.. … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Oleg Usov’s Paintings with Haiku by Alexander Dolin in Russia (2) →

Haibun “Autumn Equinox Week, or お彼岸” by Hidenori Hiruta in Japan

　 September 26, 2025, is the last day of the seven-day period surrounding the autumnal equinox, including the three days before and after, which is known as the Autumn Equinox Week, or お彼岸 ohigan. This is a unique Buddhist observance in Japan, a time to express gratitude and pay respects to one's ancestors. 　 In … Continue reading Haibun “Autumn Equinox Week, or お彼岸” by Hidenori Hiruta in Japan →

白濁 SILENCE: A WHITE DISTRUST Ram Krishna Singh Translated by Rika Inami

　五次元の守り人たちへ ―稲美　里佳― 　詩　 1 　 ever evading happiness for the now— unfinished song 　つかのまの幸をのがれて未完の詩　 7 　 filling emptiness waves dance over each other— the sky meets the sea 　茫漠の波間を踊るー空と海　 15 　 moon energy fills up the inner space— call to wake up 　月の精 … Continue reading 白濁 SILENCE: A WHITE DISTRUST Ram Krishna Singh Translated by Rika Inami →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Renku by Marshall Hryciuk in Canada (4)

The Ghost of Abiquiu 　 a renku from HNA Santa Fe, 2017 　 Begun at 9:45 pm Friday September 14th Completed amid much cheer at 1:11 am that Saturday morning 　　 monarchs pick up on the slightest breeze distant clouds 　 Marshall Hryciuk オオカバマダラはわずかな風に遠くの雲を捉えます　 a new notebook left on the … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Renku by Marshall Hryciuk in Canada (4) →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Canada by Terry Ann Carter (7)

Haiku in Canada: History, Poetry, Memoir 　 Terry Ann Carter 　　 For my haiku family in Canada and around the world 　 When all is said and done, we’re really just walking each other home… 　 Ram Dass (1931-2019) 　 Chapter 6: Regional Groups of Haiku Canada (3) 　 Solstice Haiku – Whitehorse, Yukon … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Canada by Terry Ann Carter (7) →