Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (16)

Ten English Haiku windless season flowers awaiting bees’ visit 風のない季節待っている花ミツバチの訪問 this morning how dark my bedroom is the magic beanstalk 今朝寝室のなんて暗いことよ魔法の豆の木 breeding season orange weavers turn not so orange 繁殖期機織鳥はそんなにオレンジ色ではない the cuckoo trusts her eggs to their foster parents カッコウ卵を任せる里親に shark’s long journey three weeks’ food stored … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (16) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (15)

Ten English Haiku Year of Tora adding wings to a powerful tiger 寅年翼を加える力強い虎に raindrops sweet melody falls upon my ears 雨滴心地よい旋律が降る私の耳に a white feather wavers onto the snow the sound of silence 白い羽雪の上で揺れる沈黙の音 visiting a museum of teeth at shark’s mouth 訪問歯の博物館サメの口に dark forest going further away … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (15) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (14)

Ten English Haiku white fan, should your handle be removed what a moon you’d be 白い団扇柄が外されたらどんな月になるでしょう white purity a pond-lily springs from black mud 白い清らかさ睡蓮が現れる黒い泥から a frog hops among the islets water lily 蛙がぴょんぴょん跳ぶ小島の間で睡蓮 grand migration millions of Arctic terns cancelled flights 壮大な移動何百万もの北極のアジサシ飛行中止 the bee dances some … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (14) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (13)

Ten English Haiku Ten English haiku, the first four of which are on the theme of the Ancient World, and the fifth based upon a Folk Tale from Japan in his field he leaves some grain for poor women (Ancient Hebrews) 畑に彼はいくつかの穀物を残す貧しい女性のために Mesopotamia I visit the birthplace of civilization (Ancient Mesopotamia) メソポタミア私は発祥の地を訪ねる文明の almost buried Sphinx in … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (13) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (12)

Ten English Haiku Isaniwa Shrine long stairway leads back to Emperor Chuai’s time 伊佐爾和神社長い階段は遡る仲哀天皇の時代に into the old pond jump I in search of the frog 古い池に私は飛び込む蛙を探して she buries petals then waters them with her tears 彼女は花びらを埋めるその後、水をまく涙で musk deer gallops across the spring hill scented grass ジャコウジカがギャロップで駆ける春の丘を越えて香りのする草地 visiting … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (12) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (5)

I scan my fingerprint on my phone appears grandma’s image 指紋をじっと見る電話に現れるおばあちゃんのイメージ the tide falls leaving the sand rippled 潮が引く砂から離れるさざ波を立てて overnight I find my pumpkin in next door’s garden 一夜のうちに私の南瓜が隣の庭に giant sequoia the earth’s effort to speak to heaven 巨大なセコイア地球の努力天国に話しかける the moon moves from one deep well to … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (5) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (4)

quiet night a duck ripples the moon in the lake 静かな夜鴨が月を揺らす湖で weeping willows reach to lake water to tease fish 枝垂れ柳湖水に達する魚をからかう even the dust on ancient books smell nice ほこりさえも古代の本に良い香り my boy spreads out storybooks on the floor and reads the carpet 私の男の子が広げる床に童話の本をそしてカーペットを読む should I see you … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (4) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (3)

one of the twinkling stars comes so close to me ah! a firefly きらめく星の1つ私にとても近づくああ！ホタル caressing water weeping willows on lakeside 快く当る水シダレヤナギ湖畔に I burn incense and clean my hands, then sit down to my haiku お香を焚く手をきれいにしてから私の俳句に座る a fresh breeze puffs gentle ripples on the lake さわやかなそよ風が吹きかける穏やかな波紋湖上 smoke … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (3) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (2)

winter night snowflakes dance round street lamp 冬の夜雪片が踊る街灯の周りで scent of roses wafted into my dream a nap in garden バラの香り私の夢の中に漂って来た庭の昼寝 I see the wind coming for aeolian bells start to dance 風が吹いて来るのが見える風鈴のために踊り始める grape tree’s just sprouted snail already climbing for its fruit 葡萄の木発芽したばかり蝸牛はすでに登っている果実のために moving house we transplant … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (2) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (Renewed Version)

Firstly, here are some screen shots Mr. Chen Xiaoou took on May 8 when he shared our Akita International Haiku Network with his haiku pieces on it with his Chinese friends on Wechat. Here is also the calligraphy written and sent by his friend Liu Jinlan as congratulations to him. Lastly, please appreciate again haiku by Chen … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (Renewed Version) →