Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
World Haiku Series 2019 (136) Haiku by Neena Singh a peacock’s cry— sunlight sprouts through pink leaves クジャクの鳴き声 日光がピンクの葉を通して広がる upside down weaver bird’s nest— now a trapeze 逆さまに ハタオリドリの巣 今はブランコ so many flowers in the spring breeze— a butterfly flutters 春風にとっても多くの花 蝶が舞う walking home the spring moon —street lights … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (136) Haiku by Neena Singh
World Haiku Series 2019 (135) Haiku by Neelam Dadhwal willow's bush - the enveloping air humming the birdsong 柳の茂み 包み込む空気 鳥のさえずりをハミング lilies in a pond after a long while, I smile at owns reflection 池のスイレン 久しぶりに 自分の映った影に微笑む blooming dahlias by the winter sun, this yearn to take a long path … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (135) Haiku by Neelam Dadhwal
World Haiku Series 2019 (134) Haiku by Neal Whitman sakura blossoms loose in an envelope priority mail Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, 2019 Best USA さくらの花 封筒の中に解き放たれた 優先メール one lone white stork lifts off the mirrored lake fading echo White Stork Contest, Three Rivers, Croatia, highly commended 2017 一羽の孤独な白いコウノトリ 鏡のような湖から飛び立つ … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (134) Haiku by Neal Whitman
World Haiku Series 2019 (133) Haiku by Nazarena Rampini Cherry blossoms teach me to fall without noise 桜の花 私に散ることを教える 音をたてずに Children in classroom - over the silent lawn only butterflies 教室の子供たち 静かな芝生の上には 蝶だけ Old trail leaning on his stick wisteria bloom 古い道 彼の杖に寄りかかっている 藤の花が咲いている Summer moon - the … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (133) Haiku by Nazarena Rampini
World Haiku Series 2019 (132) Haiku by Natalia Kuznetsova in the rubble - staring into the sky a crippled doll World Haiku Festival, Nagasaki, 2010, Honourable Mention がれきの中 空を見つめている 手足の不自由な人形 grave-visiting day - the family reunion in its entirety The Asahi Hauikuist Network, December1, 2017 墓参りの日 家族の再会 一家全員で … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (132) Haiku by Natalia Kuznetsova
World Haiku Series 2019 (131) Haiku by Natalia Koff Winter coal in fireplace spicy coffee with plum pudding Christmas time 暖炉の石炭 梅プリン入りスパイシーコーヒー クリスマスの時期 morning freshness white rice in green grass first snow 朝の新鮮さ 青い野菜に白いご飯 初雪 sleigh bell ring away snow crunch underfoot long way home そりのベルが鳴る 足元の雪の砕ける音 家に遠い道 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (131) Haiku by Natalia Koff
World Haiku Series 2019 (130) Haiku by Nadejda Kostadinova winter evening sunset in a glass of cognac 冬の夜 コニャックのグラスの中の日没 behind the pine trees either hiding or peeping the moon changing face 松の木の後ろ 隠れているか覗いているかどちらか 顔を変える月 rainy cloud casts a long shadow on my face 雨雲 長い影を落とす 私の顔に getting to … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (130) Haiku by Nadejda Kostadinova
World Haiku Series 2019 (129) Haiku by Nada Jačmenica by Japanese camera Frenchman stealing beauties from Italians 日本のカメラで イタリア出身の美女を盗み撮りするフランス人 sleeplessness – the counted drops rolling down the roof 不眠ー 数えられた滴が屋根の下に転がり落ちる dawn – the night sky slides down a cobweb thread 夜明けー 夜空がクモの巣の糸を滑り落ちる a tom cat in … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (129) Haiku by Nada Jačmenica
World Haiku Series 2019 (128) Haiku by Munia Khan coma – only the movement of heart 昏睡 - 心臓の動きだけ winter trees- frozen memories of the numb war 冬の木ー 無感覚になった戦争の凍った記憶 teardrops... wish we could count the pain 涙の滴... 痛みを数えられればいいのに wounded sparrow - she opens the window wider 傷ついたスズメ … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (128) Haiku by Munia Khan
World Haiku Series 2019 (127) Haiku by Mojgan Soghrati a white kite it is only me who sees it (Published in Cattails Haiku Journal) 白い凧 見ているのは私だけ dark sky to what is it pointing the bare branch? (Published in Modern Haiku) 暗い空 それが何を指しているのか 裸の枝？ in the lake everything upside … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (127) Haiku by Mojgan Soghrati
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