Category: Haiku

World Haiku Series 2019 (86) Haiku by Kaa.Na.Kalyanasundaram

World Haiku Series 2019 (86) Haiku by Kaa.Na.Kalyanasundaram    Butterfly crawls with a lonely wing in company of ants.   蝶が這う 孤独な翼で アリと一緒に。   Rocks holding head high along with sprouting leaf Branches of spring's tree.   岩が頭を高く支える 芽吹く葉に添って 春の木の枝。   Fisherman back home In the evening hours Maritime land welcomes.   家に帰る漁師 夕方の時間帯 海の地が歓迎。 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (86) Haiku by Kaa.Na.Kalyanasundaram →

World Haiku Series 2019 (85) Haiku by Justice Joseph Prah

World Haiku Series 2019 (85) Haiku by Justice Joseph Prah   sacred pond in a halo of the moon two mating frogs   聖なる池 月の光輪の中 二匹の交尾カエル   pond opera in the moon's spotlight a frog leads chorus   池のオペラ 月のスポットライトの中で 一匹のカエルが合唱を導く   winter after war burnt out houses fall snow on snow   戦後の冬 燃え尽きた家屋が落ちる … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (85) Haiku by Justice Joseph Prah →

World Haiku Series 2019 (84) Haiku by Julia Guzmán

World Haiku Series 2019 (84) Haiku by Julia Guzmán   winter solstice the transparent wings of a firefly   published in The Asahi Shimbun 2nd March 2018   冬至 ホタルの透明な羽   first sunrise the light beam on the baby ´s face   published in The Asahi Shimbun. 2018   初日の出 赤ちゃんの顔に太陽光線   fireflies delineate the … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (84) Haiku by Julia Guzmán →

World Haiku Series 2019 (83) Haiku by Jovanka Božić

World Haiku Series 2019 (83) Haiku by Jovanka Božić ---------------------------------------------------------- a silent veteran sips a cup of sorrow – in a shot   無言の退役軍人 悲しみの杯を少しずつ飲む　― 一杯を  -------------------------------------- A lonely man  withstands frost together with a jumping dog   孤独な男が霜に耐える 飛び跳ねる犬と一緒に ------------------------------------- high tones in the opera house – deep silence of the audience   オペラハウスの高音― 聴衆の深い沈黙 ------------------------------ flaming up … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (83) Haiku by Jovanka Božić →

World Haiku Series 2019 (82) Haiku by Jorge Alberto Giallorenzi

World Haiku Series 2019 (82) Haiku by Jorge Alberto Giallorenzi   The pampas grass crammed along the road Northern wind...   published in The Asahi Shimbun 04/05/18   道沿いにパンパスグラスがいっぱい詰め込まれている 北風...   Evening rain I cut a sweet pea just stepped on   published in Africahaiku Network 04/06/18   夕方の雨 甘いエンドウ豆を刈り取った ちょっと踏んでしまった   It starts raining … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (82) Haiku by Jorge Alberto Giallorenzi →

World Haiku Series 2019 (81) Haiku by Jolanta Kajzer

World Haiku Series 2019 (81) Haiku by Jolanta Kajzer   an osprey the sound of splashing water in the gentle wave   ミサゴ 水しぶきの音 穏やかな波の中   Rice Planting Festival voices of singing girls rise and fall bamboo hats   田植えまつり 歌う女の子の声 竹の帽子を上げたり下げたり   swaying rice from dawn till dusk ready for harvest   揺れる稲 夜明けから夕暮れまで … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (81) Haiku by Jolanta Kajzer →

World Haiku Series 2019 (80) Haiku by John Parsons

World Haiku Series 2019 (80) Haiku by John Parsons   carved trunk of a beech nick names scar over above shoulder height   ブナの彫刻が施された幹 ニックネームの後が残っている 肩の高さより上に   day of reflection we stare through windows at winter rain   反射の日 私たちは窓を見つめる 冬の雨で   river’s bend the merest swirl a sign of deep currents   川の曲がり 一番ささいな渦 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (80) Haiku by John Parsons →

World Haiku Series 2019 (79) Haiku by John Zheng

World Haiku Series 2019 (79) Haiku by John Zheng   morning mist, her long scarf dragging to the pier   朝の霧 彼女の長いスカーフが引きずられている 桟橋へ   Labor Day tour a grueling drive on the rutted road   労働祭のツアー わだちの道の過酷なドライブ   abandoned shack through cracked windows cold sunlight   放棄された小屋 割れた窓から 寒い日差し   shades of dusk by an … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (79) Haiku by John Zheng →