Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Ten English Haiku Year of Tora adding wings to a powerful tiger 寅年 翼を加える 力強い虎に raindrops sweet melody falls upon my ears 雨滴 心地よい旋律が降る 私の耳に a white feather wavers onto the snow the sound of silence 白い羽 雪の上で揺れる 沈黙の音 visiting a museum of teeth at shark’s mouth 訪問 歯の博物館 サメの口に dark forest going further away … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (15)
On the radio air raid alarm sounds swallows are flying ラジオで 空襲警報音 ツバメが飛んでいる Explosions in the night I pray for those who were alive today 夜の爆発 私は祈ります 今日生きていた人達のために Note: I meant people who were alive at the beginning of the day but died because of explosions. I hear rumbling sounds and think about those … Continue reading Haiku by Vladislava Simonova in Ukraine (4)
Adjei Agyei-Baah, the winner of Akita Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Award of the 3rd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest 2014, published the book titled “Scaring Crow Haiku Adjei Agyei-Baah” with a Foreword by Hiroaki Sato as Buttonhook Press 2022 Chapbook Series Poetry: All forms & styles Haiku. His book was dedicated to Paul MacNeil. Dedication To … Continue reading Book Announcement! “Scaring Crow” Haiku by Adjei Agyei-Baah
Dear Friends of the Akita International Haiku Network, Thank you for your enthusiasm and support these past 10 years. During these 10 years, we feel as though we have helped spread the joy and satisfaction of composing haiku to people all over the word—whether that may be in Japanese, English, Russian, or any other of … Continue reading An End to our Annual Haiku Contests
10 Haiku by Vida Jalili Cold morning ... Every violet is sunken In his shadow English Speaking Union of Japan - Haiku (ESUJ-H) March 2022 寒い朝 すべてのバイオレットが沈んでいる 彼の影に A long night... In the shade of cypress trees The snow is also black English Speaking Union of Japan - Haiku (ESUJ-H) February 2022 長い夜 ヒノキの木陰で 雪も黒い … Continue reading Haiku by Vida Jalili in Iran
Ten English Haiku white fan, should your handle be removed what a moon you’d be 白い団扇 柄が外されたら どんな月になるでしょう white purity a pond-lily springs from black mud 白い清らかさ 睡蓮が現れる 黒い泥から a frog hops among the islets water lily 蛙がぴょんぴょん跳ぶ 小島の間で 睡蓮 grand migration millions of Arctic terns cancelled flights 壮大な移動 何百万もの北極のアジサシ 飛行中止 the bee dances some … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (14)
this spring even the trees are wearing military uniform この春 木も身につけている 軍服を the bees don't hear air raid alert the lindens' blooming ミツバチには聞こえない 空襲警報 リンデンの開花 pink rose bush to comfort myself I'll make a bouquet ピンクのバラの茂み 慰めるために 花束を作ります the rain is drizzling... little shoes are in blood stains 霧雨 小さな靴に 血痕 chihuahua barks at explosions … Continue reading Haiku by Vladislava Simonova in Ukraine (3)
Ten English Haiku Ten English haiku, the first four of which are on the theme of the Ancient World, and the fifth based upon a Folk Tale from Japan in his field he leaves some grain for poor women (Ancient Hebrews) 畑に 彼はいくつかの穀物を残す 貧しい女性のために Mesopotamia I visit the birthplace of civilization (Ancient Mesopotamia) メソポタミア 私は発祥の地を訪ねる 文明の almost buried Sphinx in … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (13)
An empty room flowers on a carpet are under glass smithereens 空の部屋 カーペットの上の花 ガラスの破片の下に A bed table one thousand of paper cranes will be gone ベッドテーブル 千羽鶴 消えてしまう Ruins of the city little baby in the rain cries in silence 街の廃墟 雨の中の小さな赤ちゃん 沈黙の中で泣く To the screams, "Glory!" the eternal sleep under flags skylark's song 悲鳴に、「栄光！」 … Continue reading Haiku by Vladislava Simonova in Ukraine (2)
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
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