Five English Haiku
(1)
hotel stay
the dress mirror becomes
my studio mirror
ホテルの滞在
姿見は私のアトリエの鏡
(2)
lunar daytime
I raise my eyes to
the black sky
月の昼間
目を上げると暗い空
(3)
garden tea
a yellow leaf floats on
my brown coffee
庭のティータイム
茶色のコーヒーに黄色い葉が浮かぶ
(4)
young soldier
the bullet sadly fails to
change direction
若い兵士
弾丸は悲しくも弾道を変えられない
(5)
limited space
the rider holds his
head in his hand
限られた空間
乗り手は頭を手に預けている
Two Japanese Haiga/Haiku
いけほとりたいようまぶしかほうより
やさしおとこんどどのはなちにおちる
Two Chinese Haiku
暗云迷四野
白水茫茫淹长途
何处寻归路
with the wilderness
covered with black clouds
and the roads drowned
by vast waters, how
could I find my
way home
[NOTE]
This haiku is inspired by a poem written by Meng Hanqing, a Chinese poet of Yuan Dynasty.
荒野は
黒い雲に覆われ
道は
広大な水に沈んでしまった
どうやって
家への道を見つけられようか
牡丹两枝残
明朝风起应吹尽
夜来把火看
only two blossoms
are still left upon
the tree peony, which
might be, I fear, blown
away by the wind tomorrow
morning, therefore I gaze
upon them with a lantern
in my hand until
late at night.
[NOTE]
This haiku is inspired by a poem written by Bai Juyi, a Chinese poet of Tang Dynasty.
牡丹の花があと二つだけ残っている
明日の朝には
風に吹き飛ばされてしまうのではないかと案じられ
私は夜遅くまで提灯を手に
その花を見つめている
－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.
