Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Manikandan Chandran (Pagalavan)

Haiku by Manikandan Chandran (Pagalavan) (India) *** crossing the road on elephant’s back forest soil *** 道渡る象の背中に森の土 *** HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” on park bench single flower holds place for whom? 公園のベンチのそばに花一輪誰かのために咲いているのか *** a temple bell made resurrection an Islamic hand 寺の鐘イスラムの手で復活す *** after the sun descended returned to the tree its shadow 日没後木の影元に戻りけり *** … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Manikandan Chandran (Pagalavan) →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Radhika De Silva

Haiku by Radhika De Silva (Sri Lanka) ***** seniors' walk a snail crawls down the wall ***** ゆるやかなシニアの歩き蝸牛 ***** HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” ***** winter art workshop for seniors abstract strokes シニア向けワークショップの冬アート抽象的なストロークなり ***** son's first day at school broken cocoon 入学の息子の初日学校で壊れし繭の如くなりけり ***** night-bloomer white beads on her black dress 夜咲きの白いビーズの模様柄彼女のドレス黒色に白 ***** a snake sheds … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Radhika De Silva →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Ernesto P. Santiago

Haiku by Ernesto P. Santiago (Philippines) *** country-by-country— one dream jumps around the forest *** 万国の森の周辺夢躍る *** HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” *** Haiku beyond Earth when they bloom peace fills me in —freshly minted verse, my tribute to Akita International Haiku / Senryu / Tanka Network. 地球人地球を超える俳句詠む花咲く日には平和に満ちる *** country-by-country— one dream jumps around the … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Ernesto P. Santiago →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vladislav Hristov

Haiku by Vladislav Hristov (Bulgaria) … return of winter my mother's eyes green again … 雪に映ゆ母の目緑鮮やかに … HAIKU & PHOTO HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” … return of winter my mother's eyes green again Kingsfisher, April 2023 雪に映ゆ母の目緑鮮やかに … bomb attack the untaken childhood photos Wales Haiku Journal, Spring 2023 幼少の爆弾の日々写真無し … spring storm my … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vladislav Hristov →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Luciana Moretto

Haiku by Luciana Moretto (Italy) *** Zephyr blows my old selves away Women’s Day HAIKU DIALOGUE MARCH, 15, 2023 ゼッファーや私の昔吹き飛ばす注：女性の日に一句 *** HAIKU & PHOTOS to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” *** Zephyr blows my old selves away Women’s Day HAIKU DIALOGUE MARCH, 15, 2023 ゼッファーや私の昔吹き飛ばす注：女性の日に一句 *** the rain pares rose petals down to nothing – … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Luciana Moretto →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Barbara Olmtak

Haiku by Barbara Olmtak (Netherlands) *** making amends after a quarrel double rainbow *** 和解して二重の虹を仰ぎけり *** HAIKU & PHOTOS to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” *** changing her yukata to a long-sleeved kimono coming-of-age day 振袖や成人の日の晴れ姿 *** bushfire a red ibis alights from the mangroves 山火事のマングローブに赤いトキ *** rust-coloured hues light up the marumado autumn moon 錆色や丸窓照らす秋の月 *** … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Barbara Olmtak →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vladislava Simonova (9)

Haiku by Vladislava Simonova (Ukraine) *** Пишу на песке. Вновь утащила волна хайку в дальний путь. *** Writing on the sand – and again a wave drives my haiku So far away. *** 砂上の句再び波の持ち去れり Winner of JAL Foundation Award（JAL財団賞) in the Russian section of the 7th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest 2018. HAIKU to Akita's “Haiku Beyond … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vladislava Simonova (9) →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」An unmown sky (10)

An unmown sky (1996 – 2007) (10) An Anthology of Croatian Haiku Poetry Đurda Vukelić-Rožić Lying on the grass. An unmown sky. Dubravko Ivančan (1931-1982) 横になる草原の上天高し yokoni-naru sōgen no ue ten takashi －Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta 136. early spring – even if the world has gone to hell a yellow primrose MARINKO ŠPANOVIĆ … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」An unmown sky (10) →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Zdenka Mlinar

Haiku by Zdenka Mlinar (Croatia) *** nest without young birds war colors *** 幼鳥の見えぬ鳥の巣戦時色 *** HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” *** a plastic in the gut of the fish fisherman's tears 割いて見る魚の腸内プラスチック漁師はしばし涙を流す *** nest without young birds war colors 幼鳥の見えぬ鳥の巣戦時色 *** snails the boy sells them for a pittance 蝸牛売る少年や小銭得る *** wind dance and sea … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Zdenka Mlinar →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Lakshmi Iyer

Haiku by Lakshmi Iyer (India) ** Earth Day mastering the art of declutter ** 地球の日断捨離の術習いけり ** HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” ** rearranging flower pots the earthworms wriggle their spots 植木鉢蚯蚓現る配置換え ** taking a picture of the baby next to yellow ixora a dragonfly pauses 赤ちゃんの写真撮影隣には黄色いイクソラ蜻蛉が止まる ** Earth Day mastering the art of declutter 地球の日断捨離の術習いけり … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Lakshmi Iyer →