Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Haiku in Canada: History, Poetry, Memoir Terry Ann Carter For my haiku family in Canada and around the world When all is said and done, we’re really just walking each other home… Ram Dass (1931-2019) Chapter 6: Regional Groups of Haiku Canada (2) Haiku Arbutus - Victoria … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Canada by Terry Ann Carter (6)
Rice Cultivation & Akita Culture Rice Cultivation During the Yayoi period (c. 300 BC – 300 AD), people settled in lowlands and began cultivating rice. River floodplains and wetlands were the most suitable areas for rice cultivation and came to symbolize fertility. According to the Kojiki『古事記』(712), which is an early Japanese chronicle … Continue reading Haibun “Rice Cultivation & Akita Culture” by Hidenori Hiruta in Japan
Five English Haiku (1) approaching night the moon rises in the glow of the setting sun 夜が近づく 沈む夕日の光の中を月が昇る (2) bedside window the fluttering curtains almost caress my face ベッドサイドの窓 ひらひらと揺れるカーテン まるで私の顔を撫でるよう (3) trash basket new toothpaste box & old toothpaste ゴミ箱に 新しい歯磨き粉の箱 古い歯磨き粉 (4) burning sun her face … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (50)
*** Тоска до краёв. Пустыня в сознании… Сохнут чернила. Toska do kraev. Pustynya v soznanie… Sokhnut chernila. *** Desert in my mind, In most longing floods my soul… And Chinese ink dries. 我が心砂漠の如し墨枯れる waga kokoro sabaku no gotoshi sumi kareru *** Сосны и волны, Следы на песке ведут В прошлое… лето. Sosny I … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Bitary Subirin in Russia (4)
*** Пройдя пороги, река втекает в море… Всё, как у людей… Having passed the rapids, the river flows into the sea... Everything is like with people... 急流を越え 川は海へと流れ込む すべては人々と共にある *** Пропеть без фальши мне помогает море… Учитель лучший… The sea helps me sing without falseness... The best teacher... 海は私に歌わせてくれる 偽りのない歌を 最高の先生 … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Voronoi Oleg in Russia (10)
windward mild winter lost its cloak 風上の 穏やかな冬 外套を失う melacholy for my childhood river left a trail 憂鬱や幼少の川跡残る lively colors flowers luring wiggly butterflies 鮮やかな色彩 誘う花々 揺れる蝶々 bird ringing a griffon vulture fighting the veterinarian 鳥の足環付け シロエリハゲワシの闘い 獣医 the swans enjoying themselwes in a hight tide … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vilma Knežević in Croatia (2)
сутрешни новини две врабчета воюват на перваза morning news two sparrows fighting on the window sill Kokako, April 2025 朝のニュース 2羽のスズメが喧嘩している 窓枠で …. стъпкани минзухари честните очи на стария котарак scattered crocuses the honest eyes of my old cat Acorn, Spring 2025 散り散りのクロッカス 老猫の正直な目 … пухкави облаци една пяна за бръснене за цялата … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vladislav Hristov in Bulgaria (2)
bikini arboretum renku led by Marshall Hryciuk under an elm with sunbathers and dogs bedspread on the ground Marshall Hryciuk ニレの木の下で 日光浴をする人たちと犬たち 地面に敷かれたベッドカバー dappled sunlight moves across the leaf litter terra martin 木漏れ日が 落ち葉の上を移動する canoe floating in the middle of the pond a waterglider Melanie Noll 池の真ん中に浮かぶカヌー ウォーターグライダー a trip to the library … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Renku by Marshall Hryciuk in Canada (2)
Haiku in Canada: History, Poetry, Memoir Terry Ann Carter For my haiku family in Canada and around the world When all is said and done, we’re really just walking each other home… Ram Dass (1931-2019) Chapter 6: Regional Groups of Haiku Canada (1) Pacifi-kana, British Columbia Haiku … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Canada by Terry Ann Carter (5)
Five English Haiku (1) falling pear blossoms the spring buries itself in the earth 梨の花が散り 春は土に埋もれる (2) deep well the monkeys climb down towards the moon 深い井戸 猿たちは降りていく 月に向かって (3) bent head her face hidden by her shining hair 頭を下げて 顔が隠れる 輝く髪に (4) long journey mother’s teardrops wet … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (49)
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