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Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
World Haiku Series 2019 (90) Haiku by Kathleen Earsman shadows chase their birds into sunset 影 鳥を追いかける 日没に rainbows return to sea from wave tops 虹 海に戻る 波の上から holes in mud where the pond was a heron 泥の穴 池があった場所 サギが一羽 midnight swimming between infinities 真夜中 無限の間を泳ぐ … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (90) Haiku by Kathleen Earsman
World Haiku Series 2019 (89) Haiku by Katherine J. Munro break in the showers – wind in the trees sounds like rain (DailyHaiku, 2015) にわか雨が一休み – 木々に吹き渡る風 雨みたい breeze in the treetops my neighbour's wind chimes then mine (Haiku Canada Review, 2015) 梢のそよ風 私の隣人の風鈴 その時私の風鈴に daybreak the egg … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (89) Haiku by Katherine J. Munro
World Haiku Series 2019 (88) Haiku by Kala Ramesh 1. spring breeze the sari slides down her shoulder Golden Triangle Haiku Contest -1st prize. 2016 春風 サリーが滑り落ちる 彼女の肩から *** 2. how little I know of bird calls distant thunder The Akita International Haiku Award, First prize September 2013 The Second Japan-Russia … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (88) Haiku by Kala Ramesh
World Haiku Series 2019 (87) Haiku by Kanchan Chatterjee cold night . . . the smell of mothball from my rug 寒い夜．．． 防虫剤の匂い 私の敷物から quiet evening . . . the host slides the shoji to show her roses 静かな夜．．． 主人が障子をすうっと開ける 彼女のバラを見せる in the doc's chamber a grasshopper slides in through … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (87) Haiku by Kanchan Chatterjee
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 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 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 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
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