Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Adjei Agyei-Baah (1977-2023) leafless tree – lifting a cup of nest into the sky 裸の木巣の空杯を天に上ぐ Winner of Akita Chamber of Commerce and Industry President’s Award, in the English section of the 3rd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest, 2014 Five English Haiku from Adjei’s haiku collection Afriku (2016) Dedication My pleasure for your leisure – It’s for you, … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Ghana (2)
Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy (India) frozen pondthe missing sound of skipping stones 池凍る水切りの音消えにけり tsuri-dōrō, May-June Issue #9 2022 World Haiku Series 2022 (93) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy https://akitahaiku.com/2023/10/17 HAIKU to Akita's “Haiku Beyond Earth” 1. melting snowthe narrow road to the house of worship 雪解けや礼拝堂へ狭い道 Akitsu Quarterly, Spring/Summer Issue 2023 *****2. debate on happinessa butterfly … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy
An unmown sky (1996 – 2007) (2) An Anthology of Croatian Haiku Poetry Đurda Vukelić-Rožić Lying on the grass. An unmown sky. Dubravko Ivančan (1931-1982) 横になる草原の上天高し yokoni-naru sōgen no ue ten takashi －Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta 16. Wet streets dried by the smile of the morning sunshine. SILVIJA BUTKOVIĆ 濡れ道を朝日の微笑乾かせり 17. The summer … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」An unmown sky (2)
En no Gyōja 「役 行者 634-701」 En no Gyōja, or En no Ozunu, is said to have been born on January 1st, 634, in Gose, Nara Prefecture. It is also said that his mother was not blessed with a child for a long time, and that she prayed to Benzaiten, or Saraswati, and was given … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」En no Gyōja (2)
Three poems, in memory of Brendon Kent (1 February 1958 - 24 February 2024) 1. soap bubbles over the rainbow the master leaves ~ Christina Chin シャボン玉虹の彼方へわが師ゆく 2. fifteenth night of new year the lantern lit sky takes him home ~ Christina Chin 新年の十五夜の空ランタンに照らされし家彼を迎える （短歌） 3. first lunar full moon and fireworks a grand send off ~ … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Christina Chin (1)
Haiku by Angela Giordano (Italy) 1. the wonder in the eyes of his nephew- snowflakes 雪片に甥の目の中不思議そう ------------------------------ 2. in every wrinkle a suspended memory- autumn furrows 皺の中記憶を納む秋の畝 ----------------------------- 3. minefields... explosion of gems above the almond trees 地雷原貴重な石も爆発すアーモンドの木立つその上で (短歌) ------------------------------ 4. among the peach trees in bloom the step becomes light- the sky is clear … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Angela Giordano
Haiku by Voronoi Oleg (Russia) 1. ***Сильна красота!Ты появилась вдалии ветер утих... ***Beauty is strong!You appeared in the distanceand the wind died down... *** 美に惹かれ君は現れ風は止む 2. ***Лишь от завистицветут на Земле цветы –ты их красивей... *** Only out of envyflowers bloom on Earth –you are more beautiful than them... *** あなたへのねたみに地球花の園 3. ***Спелая вишня...Нет ничего … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Voronoi Oleg
Haiku by Vladislava Simonova (Ukraine) Firstly, we introduce the posting by Beyond Haiku team as below. This haiku is written by Ms. Vladislava Simonova from Ukraine, who is the winner of JAL Foundation Award（JAL財団賞) in the Russian section of the 7th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest 2018. Пишу на песке. Вновь утащила волна хайку в дальний путь. … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vladislava Simonova
Adjei Agyei-Baah (1977-2023) Winner of Akita Chamber of Commerce and Industry President’s Award,in the English section of the 3rd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest, 2014 This is his debut haiku collection, Afriku (2016), which was commended by Nigerian Nobel Prize–winner Wole Soyinka. Dedication My pleasure for your leisure – It’s for you, Africa – Celebrate! Five haiku from Adjei’s … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Ghana (1)
Haiku by Srinivasa Rao Sambangi (India) 1. summer rainall exclamationsend in full stops (Chrysanthemum, Issue 31, 2023) 夏の雨感嘆のうち止みにけり 2. cloister premisea bumblebee finds a hole in the garden net (ESUJ-H, April, 2023) 穴見付くマルハナバチや庭の網 3. long summerthe garden lizard's tailopens a question (The Heron's Nest, September 2023) 長い夏庭のトカゲや尾で問えり 4. night trainthe brook's cadenceat the stop (Frogpond, … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Srinivasa Rao Sambangi
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