our plans . . . the straight paths of a cemetery 私たちの計画 墓地への まっすぐな道 autumn sun a little girl on her father’s shoulders picks an apple 秋の太陽 父親の肩に乗った少女が リンゴを摘み取る rumors of war the wasps on a cut melon 戦争の噂 カットされたメロンに スズメバチ first butterfly the raised ear of a puppy 初蝶 子犬の 上がった耳 young orchard on … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (41) Haiku by Nikolay Grankin
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Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (10)
10 English haiku hajimemashite says the young mother to her newborn baby はじめまして 若い母親が言う 彼女の生まれたばかりの赤ちゃんに Note: “hajimemashite” is a Japanese phrase, whose meaning is “How do you do?” choosing mate a bird sings love songs Valentine’s Day 連れを選ぶため 鳥が愛の歌を歌う バレンタイン・デー misty sea a sail floats in the air 霧の海 帆が浮かぶ 空中に enough hydrogen - enjoying … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (10)
Haiku by Albanian Poet, Reshida Coba (2)
Haiku ...to Japan All rights reserved ©Reshida Coba football game the birds chirp on the home side フットボールの試合 鳥のさえずり ホームサイド ice cream vendor hurries to drink - the warm tea アイスクリームの売り子 飲むのに急ぐ 温かいお茶 sleeping man his face covered by park's flies 眠っている男 顔が覆われた 公園のハエで grass...thinking to grow again 草 再び生えることを考えている after surgery a pale map on … Continue reading Haiku by Albanian Poet, Reshida Coba (2)
World Haiku Series 2021 (40) Haiku by Neena Singh
quiet mourners a half-eaten peach on the table (is/let, February 12, 2021) 静かな会葬者 食べかけの桃 テーブルの上に *** granny's crooning awakens the baby winter sunshine (Wales Haiku Journal Winter issue 2021, February 2021) おばあちゃんのクルーニング 赤ちゃんを目覚めさせる 冬の日差し *** half moon in the bamboo grove— a tryst with wind (Presence Issue 69, March 2021) 半月 竹林の中 風とのデート *** spring … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (40) Haiku by Neena Singh
World Haiku Series 2021 (39) Haiku by Natalia Kuznetsova
a storm all night through ... thundering cymbals with rain drumming on the roof / World Haiku Review, Summer 2021, Neo-Classical, Haiku of Merit/ 一晩中嵐 雨と共に雷鳴のシンバル 屋根の上でドラミング —- cherry blossoms heavy with rain ... widowhood /VCBF Haiku Invitational 2021, Honourable Mention/ 桜の花 雨で重い 未亡人 —— rising dawn - pink mist of blossoms in no one’s … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (39) Haiku by Natalia Kuznetsova
World Haiku Series 2021 (38) Haiku by Nani Mariani
morning and morning barefoot gravel 朝と朝 裸足 砂利 Moonlight a piece of poetry hang pen 月光 詩の一部 ペンを掛ける the wind blows loneliness in winter natural fragrance 風が吹く 冬の孤独 自然の香り in winter old beggar blows the flute my handkerchief is wet 冬に 年老いた乞食がフルートを吹く 私のハンカチが濡れる on the way I talk to me heaven or hell 途中 私は私に話しかける … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (38) Haiku by Nani Mariani
World Haiku Series 2021 (37) Haiku by 石渡みずき (Mizuki Ishiwatari)
灼熱を生き延びた枯木を誇りに思う Bare branches Never beaten by the burning sun Their survival worth admiring いずれ溶ける雪を何故掻く? ―この瞬間のために Shoveling snow this high That is For a moment’s living 山は遠く 微かな灰と青の影 Shades of gray and blue Mountains look so faint Standing still in the distance 父との思い出 母は宝石箱に Precious times Of her married life Mother’s jewelry box アスファルトに雪 冬将軍の到来 Snow softly covers Asphalt … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (37) Haiku by 石渡みずき (Mizuki Ishiwatari)
World Haiku Series 2021 (36) Haiku by Milan Rajkumar
weavingfor the next life —a caterpillar Honourable mention in monthly Kukaihttps://thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-kukai-march-2021/ 織っている 次の人生のために 毛虫 ********* a single candle . . .for the ailing worldnight before diwali Frogpond 44.1 • 2021 たった一本のキャンドル 病んでいる世界のために ディワリ祭の前夜 *********** hot noonthe sweet seller and fliesnap together Presence issue #70 https://haikupresence.org/ 暑い正午 キャンディーの売り手とハエ 一緒に昼寝 ************* far from home –a bowl of … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (36) Haiku by Milan Rajkumar
World Haiku Series 2021 (35) Haiku by Mihovila Čeperić-Biljan
a ripe grape bunch to my lips offering offering sweet moonlight 熟したブドウの房 私の唇に捧げる 甘い月明かりを捧げる 13th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest 2021. (http://samidare.jp/basho/box/13th%20english%20haiku%20contest%20(results)pdf.pdf) * in the moonlight the first petals of the plum tree reflecting silence 月明かりの下で 梅の木の最初の花びら 沈黙を反映する The Asahi Haikuist Network, 3/19/2021. (https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/14267890) * distance learning the garden covered with writing 通信教育 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (35) Haiku by Mihovila Čeperić-Biljan
World Haiku Series 2021 (34) Haiku by Marilyn Ward
candlelight the wavering of first love キャンドルライト 初恋の揺らめき summer sweetness as bees buzz in middle c 夏の甘さ ミツバチが低く声を立てるとき 中間ハ音で fresh persimmons in each seed a new universe 新鮮な柿 それぞれの種に 新しい宇宙 night train the owl's hoot softened 夜行列車 フクロウの鳴く声が柔らかくなった pungent daffodils we discuss the cost of cremation 刺激的な水仙 火葬の 費用について話し合う filling a broken flowerpot soft sunlight 満たす 壊れた植木鉢を … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (34) Haiku by Marilyn Ward








