Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
World Haiku Series 2019 (56) Haiku by Goran Gatalica howling wind — the mast of a small ship sings on the shore The Mainichi, 15.2.2018 ヒューヒューとうなる風－ 小型船のマスト 海岸で歌う winter dawn — small refugee takes breath in a tank car Honorable Mention, Sharpening The Green Pencil Haiku Contest, Romania, 2018 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (56) Haiku by Goran Gatalica
第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（英語部門・学生） The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—STUDENT) The Akita International Haiku Network is delighted to announce the results of the 8th Akita International Haiku Contest for 2019. Recommended theme: impermanence; change; mujō) Judging Committee: David McMurray, Hidenori Hiruta, and Ben Grafström 英語・学生 English—STUDENT 特選 Award Winning-Haiku Looking through photos Recalling happy … Continue reading 第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（英語部門・学生） The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—STUDENT)
第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（英語部門・一般） The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—OPEN) The Akita International Haiku Network is delighted to announce the results of the 8th Akita International Haiku Contest for 2019. Recommended theme: impermanence; change; mujō) Judging Committee: David McMurray, Hidenori Hiruta, and Ben Grafström 英語・一般 English—OPEN 特選 Award Winning-Haiku scented twilight... the reason dragonflies … Continue reading 第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（英語部門・一般） The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—OPEN)
第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（日本語部門） The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (Japanese Section) The Akita International Haiku Network is happy to announce the results of the 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (previously, the Japan-Russia Haiku Contest). 日本語部門 (Japanese Section) Haiku in Japanese were submitted by poets from all around the world, namely from Croatia, India, Japan, Nigeria, … Continue reading 第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（日本語部門） The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (Japanese Section)
World Haiku Series 2019 (55) Haiku by Goda Virginija Bendoraitienė mom‘s gifts for Christmas... the second sock left unfinished knitting ママのクリスマスのプレゼント．．． 二番目の靴下 編み終えられていない flying above the clouds – overhead another sky 雲の上を飛んでいる－ 頭上に 別の空 first buds... the only wish to stay longer 最初の芽．．． 唯一の願い もっといたい a handful of … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (55) Haiku by Goda Virginija Bendoraitienė
World Haiku Series 2019 (54) Haiku by GILLENA COX wandering thoughts - sound of the rain entering the dawn さまよう考え－ 雨の音が入る 夜明け glow of azure sky radiance of sun shining - a new day unfurls 青空の輝き 輝く太陽の光輝－ 新しい一日が開ける aged mango tree - even thinking about it i feel dwarfed … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (54) Haiku by GILLENA COX
World Haiku Series 2019 (53) Haiku by Geethanjali Rajan childhood song ~ the rhythm of women threshing grain (Tiny words 14.1 April 2014) 幼年期の歌－ 女性のリズム 脱穀される穀物 birds crisscross the evening sky- alone again (Under the Basho, 2014) 鳥が十字に動く 夕空－ 再び一人 gibbous moon - we laugh away our … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (53) Haiku by Geethanjali Rajan
World Haiku Series 2019 (52) Haiku by Garry Eaton the smell of fish guts from my father’s tackle box tobacco smoke 私の父の釣り道具箱から 魚の内臓の匂い タバコの煙 the death of a genealogist no one notices 系図学者の死 誰も気づかない white horses my mount’s mane lifted by sea wind 白い馬 私の馬のたてがみが持ち上げられた 海風で slippery slope … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (52) Haiku by Garry Eaton
World Haiku Series 2019 (51) Haiku by Gail Oare April snow two robins in the holly bush an octave apart 四月の雪 モチノキのブッシュに二羽のロビン オクターブ間隔 frigate in dry dock the spider on the mainmast hoists a moth 乾いたドックのフリゲート艦 メインマストのクモが蛾を高く揚げる overcast sky walking amid a rainbow of pigeons どんよりした空 ハトの虹の中を歩く September pop … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (51) Haiku by Gail Oare
2020年2月 短歌 February 2020, Tanka All rights reserved ©Rika Inami 稲美 里佳 1. 如月の雪にしづもる谷間(たにあい)は我が故郷にし まほろの地なり the valley muffled with snow in February is my source… the best space for me (Feb. 11th, 2020) ---------------------------------------------------------------- <From the warm winter to the cold wave/ 暖冬から寒波到来> 今冬は暖冬といわれています。昨年の12月から今年の2月まで、当地は降雪が全くないわけではありませんでしたが、極めて少なく、異常気象を感じました。立春後、寒波がやってきて、大雪や粉雪、1週間、連日降雪しついに本格的な冬を見た思いでした。 This winter is … Continue reading 稲美里佳の短歌：Tanka by Rika Inami (30)
