Five English Haiku
(1)
heavy fog
a rattling sound
enters the station
濃い霧
ガタガタという音
駅に入ってくる
(2)
incessant rain
my garden pond becomes
an infinity pool
降り続く雨
庭の池がインフィニティ・プールになる
(3)
weedy tomb
two glasses of wine
and an old man
First appeared on Haiku Foundation
雑草の生い茂る墓
二杯のワイン
そして一人の老人
(4)
no difference between
existence & nonexistence
starless night
First appeared on Haiku Foundation
存在と非存在の違いなし
星なき夜
(5)
mid-August
some autumn adds
to the summer
8月中旬
夏に秋の気配が少し混じり始める
Two Japanese Haiga
手のひらで一寸法師踊りかな
まいながらしだいにそらへのぼりゆく
Two Chinese Haiku
寒梅傍溪桥
不知近水花先发
疑是雪未销
in deep winter
I behold a Chinese plum
growing close to the bridge
not realizing that it blooms earlier
due to its nearness to the water
I suspect that the snow
remains unmelted
upon the branches
This haiku is based upon a poem written by Zhang Wei, a Chinese poet of Tang Dunasty.
真冬のこと
橋のたもとに咲く梅の木を目にする
水辺にあるために
他のものより早く花開くとは知らずに
枝の上に雪が解けずに
残っているのだろうかと思う
海棠泛崇光
只恐夜深花睡去
烧烛照红妆
the Chinese crabapple
shines with light, yet I fear
when night gets deeper
the blossoms would fall
asleep, I therefore
light a candle to
illuminate it
This haiku is based upon a poem written by Su Shi, a Chinese poet of Song Dynasty.
光を放つカイドウの花
だが恐れる、夜が深まれば
花びらが眠りにつき
散ってしまうのではないかと
それゆえ私は
その花を照らすため
蝋燭を灯す
－Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta
Chen Xiaoou’s Brief Bio
Chen Xiaoou is a haiku lover and poet living in Kunming, China. His haiku poems appeared over 320 times on international journals, including USA’s Haiku Foundation, UK’s Japan Society, Australia’s Haiku Xpressions and Japan’s Asahi Shimbun. Four of Xiaoou’s poems were selected as The Haiku of the Week on Japan Society. Most importantly, he feels proud that he has had the opportunities of sharing his English haiku, Chinese Haiku and simple Japanese haiga with haiku lovers 57 times on Akita International Haiku Network, totally over 600 pieces.
Xiaoou is the only haiku poet from China who writes for Akita International Haiku Network, Australian Haiku Society and Canada’s Daily Haiga ever since the establishment of these organizations.
Moreover Xiaoou has given 15 lectures on haiku, three of which were at universities in his city. In his lectures he provided an introduction to the history of haiku and shared his experience of writing this short verse. These offered his friends and the audience a chance to encounter and help them understand the charm of the art of haiku which originated in Japan and has spread to most parts of the world.
Chen Xiaoou is a member of World Haiku Association, which is headquartered in Japan.
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