World Haiku Series 2021 (81) Haiku by Donna Bauerly

red-tailed hawk soaring thermals to the sun's halo アカオノスリ急上昇するサーマル太陽の光輪に late evening walk houses turning themselves inside out 夜遅くの散歩家々がぐるぐる回る裏返しに following the hearse as far as I can go 霊柩車について行く遠くまでできるだけ pear petals clinging to the edge of the spade 梨の花びらがしがみつく端に鋤の path to my dogs' graves mulch deep with memory … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (81) Haiku by Donna Bauerly →

World Haiku Series 2021 (80) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy

window blinds-- the child stretches a mask over the full moon Haiku in Action (Nick Virgiglio Haiku Association), January 12-19, 2021 窓のブラインド子供がマスクを伸ばす満月に ***** moon night the cowshed floor turns milky Better than Starbucks, January-February, Vol V, No. I, 2021 ムーンナイト牛舎の床乳白色になる ***** street dog-- an old man shares his silence Presence #70, … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (80) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy →

World Haiku Series 2021 (79) Haiku by Maria Teresa Piras

isolation— speaking softly with the last rose isolamento - parlando sottovoce con l'ultima rosa 隔離そっと話す最後のバラで ESUJ-H: ENGLISH HAIKU - OCTOBER, 2021 the fleeing shadow of a blue hydrangea – our farewell l'ombra fuggente di un'ortensia azzurra - il nostro addio 青いアジサイの消え去る影私たちの別れ STARDUST HAIKU – ISSUE 57 - SEPTEMBER 2021 deep autumn … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (79) Haiku by Maria Teresa Piras →

World Haiku Series 2021 (78) Haiku by Bina Sarkar Ellias

NOTE: Faithful to the Japanese haiku rhythm of 5-7-5 syllables, (unlike many modern haiku practitioners who do not necessarily follow that format), I have tried to maintain the discipline in the English language. Kindly credit the haiku to my first name only: bina (all in small letters) 1. reticent rain clouds drift into a dry … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (78) Haiku by Bina Sarkar Ellias →

World Haiku Series 2021 (77) Haiku by Eufemia Griffo

empty shells forgotten names on the shore (honorable mention, MHP Academy – Quickie Writing Challenge, June 2018) からの貝忘れられた名前海岸に fallen leaves the lost time of another life (first prize of World haiku review, Pune 1-3 February 2019) 落ち葉別の人生の失われた時間 spicy tea the first smell of winter (Runner up, Blithe Spirit, 49.1 March, 2019) … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (77) Haiku by Eufemia Griffo →

World Haiku Series 2021 (76) Haiku by Chen-ou Liu

harvesting done the pumpkin carriage in a migrant's dream 収穫が終わったカボチャの馬車移民の夢の中 city hallway behind the mayor shadows gather 市の廊下市長の背後に影が集まる green shoots emerge from the stump smell of sunshine 緑の芽切り株から出てくる太陽の匂い grandpa's chair rocking the silence foreclosure おじいちゃんの椅子沈黙を揺さぶる質流れ day of release a blue butterfly lifts from its shadow 解放の日青い蝶が浮き上がる … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (76) Haiku by Chen-ou Liu →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (12)

Ten English Haiku Isaniwa Shrine long stairway leads back to Emperor Chuai’s time 伊佐爾和神社長い階段は遡る仲哀天皇の時代に into the old pond jump I in search of the frog 古い池に私は飛び込む蛙を探して she buries petals then waters them with her tears 彼女は花びらを埋めるその後、水をまく涙で musk deer gallops across the spring hill scented grass ジャコウジカがギャロップで駆ける春の丘を越えて香りのする草地 visiting … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (12) →

World Haiku Series 2021 (75) Haiku by Alexandra Ivoylova

far away to the west a high tide of clouds sunshine rains はるか西に雲の満潮日差しの雨 the school yard a flock of children is calling me from another time 校庭子供たちの群れが私を呼んでいる別の時から a languid sunset street lamps alight before the stars 元気のない夕日街灯が降りる星の前に the builders are leaving the scaffolding reaches the cloud ビルダーは去っている足場からクラウドに到達 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (75) Haiku by Alexandra Ivoylova →

World Haiku Series 2021 (74) Haiku by Charlotte Digregorio

caregiving ends . . . silence in my childhood home Honorable Mention, Illinois State Poetry Society Annual Contest, 2021 介護が終る沈黙私の子供の頃の家に advancing age . . . the ebb tide sculpts my feet Visiting The Wind, Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology, 2021 加齢引き潮が私の足の形をととのえる pond in the park homeless woman pockets the pennies … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (74) Haiku by Charlotte Digregorio →

World Haiku Series 2021 (73) Haiku by Dinko Sule

1. dašak vjetra žuto lišće trči ispred smetlara whiff of wind yellow leaves running in front of the scavenger (Translated by author) 風の匂い黄色の葉が走っているスカベンジャーの前を 2. maestral u sumrak bijela jedra su puna crveno-zeleno svjetlo mistral at dusk the white sails are full red-green light (Translated by Alenka Zorman) 夕暮れ時のミストラル白い帆がいっぱい赤緑色の光 3. zvjezdano nebo … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (73) Haiku by Dinko Sule →