Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Christina Chin 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 →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Vladislava Simonova 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 →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Turkson Adu Darkwa as a New Year Gift

A New Year Gift Haiku & Photos by Turkson Adu Darkwa (Ghana) 　 wild wind – the peg swallows the clothesline 荒れ狂う風の吹き込む物干し場ロープ巻き込む洗濯ばさみ　 fading song the mist swallows a wren 消える歌霧の飲み込むミソサザイ　 ripples – as i freed a captured stone 解き放つ捕えし石の波紋かな　 teeth marks on the mishappened apple – autumn sweetness 歯形見ゆ不運な林檎甘き秋　 bird calls … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Turkson Adu Darkwa as a New Year Gift →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Alexander Dolin as a New Year Gift

A New Year Gift 　 Haiku by Alexander Dolin (Russia) Paintings by Oleg Usov (Russia) Calligraphy by Stanislav Usov (Russia) 　　 About Haiku Poet 　 Alexander Dolin, PhD (photo & profile) 　 Alexander Dolin (b.1949) after having graduated from the Oriental Languages College of Moscow State University, started his academic career at the Institute … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Alexander Dolin as a New Year Gift →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Rebirth Story to Celebrate the New Year 2025

　 A Rebirth Story at Kai-no- Sawa 　 The rebirth story dates back to 1968, when Sekiya Haruo (関谷春雄、1929-2018) became the land owner of Kai-no- Sawa. He was a man of fortune and culture. He was successful in his marketing business. 1968 Sekiya Haruo became the owner of the forest and wild fields of Kai-no-Sawa … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Rebirth Story to Celebrate the New Year 2025 →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Happy New Year 2025

The Year of the Snake 　　　　　 2025 is “the Year of the Snake”, which is called Mi-Doshi（巳年）in Japan. The character for Mi（巳）is a pictograph that represents the shape of a fetus, and is said to have originated from the appearance of a uterus enveloping a fetus. 　 When “Mi” is applied to animals, … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Happy New Year 2025 →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」An unmown sky (11)

An unmown sky (1996 – 2007) (11) An Anthology of Croatian Haiku Poetry Đurđa 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 151. A drop Besprinkled the eyeglasses. Broken eyes! ĐERMANO VITASOVIĆ 一滴眼鏡曇らし目の見えず 152. In a cold room A … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」An unmown sky (11) →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Zana Coven

Haiku by Zana Coven (Italy) *** light wind a dragonfly's soft dance what an elegance! *** 微風あり優雅に踊る蜻蛉かな *** HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” *** rainy summer day two hearts under the umbrella sweet silence 雨の降る夏の日の傘その下に二つのハート甘い沈黙 *** muddy water paradise of frogs happy day 泥の水楽園なりや蛙鳴く *** late afternoon forgotten ball on the beach sound of waves … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Zana Coven →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Christina Chin (3)

haiku by Christina Chin photos and an oil painting by Randall Vemer 1. fading memory looking for glasses 薄れゆく記憶を辿る眼鏡かな 2. price tags at Zupan's Markets mixed bag ズパンズのマーケットには品豊富 3. bees in the mottled bells silent clapper 蜂が飛ぶまだら模様のベルの花鐘の舌無き花静かなり 4. border stars coloured clusters the flower bed 色の房星座の如き花壇かな 5. garden show the many colours of Joseph's coat … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Christina Chin (3) →

Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Tuyet Van Do (3)

Haiku by Tuyet Van Do (Australia) *** on a pilgrimage –shadow of followerson the footpath *** 巡礼や歩道に映る影法師 *** HAIKU and PHOTOS to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth” on a pilgrimage –shadow of followerson the footpath ~ The Haiku Foundation’s Haiku Dialogue, 30th March 2022 巡礼や歩道に映る影法師 mid-autumn moonhanging on the front porchcellophane lanterns ~ The Japan Society’s Haiku … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Tuyet Van Do (3) →