HAIKU
1.>
banana basket …
those questions I serve
with a smile
(previously published in The Mamba, September 2024)
バナナのかご…
そんな質問に
笑顔で答えます
2.>
meditation music …
a kitten’s purr slips
into incense
(previously published in THF Haiku Dialogue, November 2025)
瞑想音楽…
子猫の喉を鳴らす音が
お香の香りに溶け込む
3.>
picnic by the river …
duck snatches a piece
of dad’s excuse
(previously published in the Leaf – Journal of The Daily
Haiku, December 2025)
川辺でのピクニック…
アヒルがパパの言い訳を
一口奪う
4.>
soft ripples …
the fisherman’s sigh
floats with stars
(previously published in the Chrysanthemum, April 2025)
柔らかなさざ波…
漁師のため息
星とともに浮かぶ
5.>
crowded matatu…
in a passenger’s pocket
mango scent
(previously published in The Mamba, September 2024)
混雑したミニバン…
乗客のポケットに
マンゴーの香り
6.>
worn toy soldier …
a toddler’s chuckle
stirs the dust
(previously published in the Espacio Luna Alfanje, March 2025)
使い古されたおもちゃの兵隊…
幼児のくすくす笑い
土埃を巻き上げる
7.>
lavender perfume …
just son’s teddy bear
at her feet
(previously published in the Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal, April 2025)
ラベンダーの香水…
息子のテディベアだけ
彼女の足元に
8.>
nettle tea …
the taste of her
whisper
(previously published in The Heron’s Nest, September 2023)
イラクサ茶…
彼女のささやきの味
9.>
melting candles …
the way she whispers
surprise
(previously published in the Leaf – Journal of The Daily
Haiku, December 2025)
溶けるキャンドル…
彼女のささやき声
サプライズ
10.>
moonless sky …
those bright stars
in mum’s lullaby
(previously published in THF Haiku Dialogue, March 2023)
月のない空…
あの輝く星々
お母さんの子守唄の中で
－Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta
BIO SKETCH
Samo Kreutz (1975 -) is a poet, writer, and haikuist from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
He has published eighteen books in both English and Slovene, including his recent English haiku collections Not Empty-Handed and Cat and a Dawn, both published in India by Cyberwit.net.
Here is the cover image of his first haiku collection in English, published in 2021, which is still available on Amazon.com.
His haiku have appeared widely in international journals such as The Mamba, Chrysanthemum, THF Haiku Dialogue, Leaf –Journal of The Daily Haiku, The Heron’s Nest, Modern Haiku, Creatrix Haiku and Poetry Journal, The Pan Haiku Review and on Akita International Haiku Network.
Between 2021 and 2023, he was ranked among European Top 100 Haiku Authors. Kreutz’s poetry often captures everyday moments with sensitivity, humor, and empathy, reflecting his belief that literature should connect people rather than divide them.
PERSONAL DATA
Samo Kreutz
Bilecanska ulica 4
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Akita International Haiku Network 
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