Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Haiku in Canada: History, Poetry, Memoir Terry Ann Carter For my haiku family in Canada and around the world When all is said and done, we’re really just walking each other home… Ram Dass (1931-2019) The following two pages are omitted. Chapter 1: What Is Haiku Haiku by … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Canada by Terry Ann Carter (1)
10 English Haiku (1) scream of brakes my dog makes a rush towards the gate ブレーキの甲高い音 私の犬がゲートに向かって 突進する (2) mountain shack the night wind whistles through the cracks 山小屋 夜風がぴゅーぴゅー吹き抜ける 隙間から (3) bullet train I can hardly follow it with my eyes 新幹線 目で追うことは ほとんどできない (4) strong wind … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (45)
Bashō’s Dream 335 years ago, in 1689, 松尾芭蕉 (Matsuo Bashō) (1644-1694) visited 象潟 (Kisakata) in 秋田県 (Akita Prefecture) as part of his journey on『おくのほそ道』(The Narrow Road to the Deep North) and wrote the following haiku. 象潟や雨に西施がねぶの花 kisakata ya ame ni seishi ga nebu no hana Donald Keene （鬼怒鳴門） translated this haiku … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Bashō’s Dream by Hidenori Hiruta
10 English Haiku (1) polluted Earth a generation starship under construction 汚染された地球 次世代の宇宙船 建設中 (2) sudden shower passers-by move close to the buildings 突然の俄雨 通行人が建物に近づく (3) approaching dark clapping spurs to my horse towards a distant inn 宵闇が迫る 馬に拍車をかけながら 遠くの宿屋へ向かう (4) galloping horses hundreds of divots flying in the … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (44)
Haiku about New Year (16) 再生を夢見る蛇や冬籠り saisei wo yumemiru hebi ya fuyu-gomori The snakes dreaming of rebirth hibernating 蛭 田 秀 法 HIRUTA Hidenori Haiku Blog “AKITA HAIKU” https://akitahaiku.blogspot.com/ Note: About a rebirth story Please check out the website below, and you will find a rebirth story to … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku about New Year (16) by Hidenori Hiruta
Haiku about New Year (15) 新時代祈る巳年や年来たる shinjidai inoru midoshi ya toshi kitaru A new era coming in prayer the Year of the Snake 蛭 田 秀 法 HIRUTA Hidenori Haiku Blog “AKITA HAIKU” https://akitahaiku.blogspot.com/ Note: About the Year of the Snake Please check out the website below, and you will find more … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku about New Year (15) by Hidenori Hiruta
A New Year Gift Chen-ou Liu (Canada) sheep tracks the crisscross of wrinkles on a migrant's face 十字形羊の残す足跡は移民の顔に刻まれし皺 steady snowfall ... on my coffee-stained desk a pile of daydreams 部屋の外降り続く雪机にはコ－ヒーの染み空想の山 the old pond rippling with sunlight poets come and go 古池や陽光の波人の波 scattering ashes ... the river winds away out of sight … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Chen-ou Liu as a New Year Gift
A New Year Gift Haiku & Photos by Florin Golban (Romania) edge of the day -a man of the streetwears his shadow 日の暮れる通りの男影纏う winter time -the rooster crowsonce again 冬来る雄鶏再度声上げる a bird's songin the cherry blossomsa brief visit 束の間の桜の花に鳥の歌 yoga classhere, there,everything あちこちのヨガ教室や行き渡る short fall day –the shade of the … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Florin Golban as a New Year Gift
A New Year Gift Haiku by Christina Chin (Malaysia) Photos by Randall Vemer (USA) unbuttoning bachelor's button firecrackers 爆竹やボタンを外す独身者 colour blind waiting for traffic lights to turn green 信号やカラーブラインド青を待つ cupped tiny hands Sweet Heidi 小さな手丸めてスイートハイジかな Christina Chin / 中野千秋 his ship sets sail an autumn rose in first frost 彼の船初霜の中出航す秋のバラ咲き出船を送る … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Christina Chin as a New Year Gift
A New Year Gift Haiku by Vladislava Simonova (Ukraine) Winter morning – I realized it's been so long since I heard the trees. 冬の朝しばらくぶりに木々の音 --- On the fresh white snow not a single trace remains – The beauty of void 新雪に跡一つ無き美しさ --- A winter morning – Snow keeps falling in the stream, food … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vladislava Simonova as a New Year Gift
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