Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (44)

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 by Chen Xiaoou in China (43)

Happy New Year 2025　　 10 English Haiku plus 1 Chinese 　 (1) shinnen greeting cards flutter amid snowflakes 新年グリーティングカードがはためく雪片の中で (2) hidden sun the golden fringes of the clouds 隠れた太陽雲には金色の縁 (3) street-side house the gleam of lamps shines into the bedroom 通り沿いの家ランプの輝きが寝室に差し込む (4) calm sea a sheet of … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (43) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (42)

10 English Haiku (1) boundless sea the waters stretch from sky to sky 果てし無い海水域が広がる空から空へ (2) falling night a fire’s changing light at the window 夜の訪れ火の灯りが変わる窓辺で (3) long-lost friend shadows creep across the saloon floor 長い間会っていなかった友人影が這い回るサロンの床を (4) “War Department” the woman faints before reading any further 「戦争省」 … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (42) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (41)

10 English Haiku (1) windless midnight aeolian bells strike zero 無風の真夜中風鈴が零時を打つ (2) generation ship volunteers’ one-way flight seeking a new world 新世代の宇宙船ボランティアの片道飛行新しい世界を求めて (3) wild lonely glade an occasional wolf howls in unknown distances 荒れ果てた人気のない空き地時折オオカミが遠吠えするどこか分からない所で (4) green things stick their timid heads from the ground 緑のものがおずおずと顔を出す地面から (5) … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (41) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (40)

10 English Haiku (1) king’s feast the fire & bright lights show a mile away 王様の饗宴火と明るい光 1マイル離れたところから見えるショー (2) space life both bat & man sleep upside down 宇宙生活蝙蝠の如飛行士眠る逆さまに (3) ancient father the old jacket is getting too big 老齢の父古い上着が大きくなりすぎている (4) ocean-liner gone Queensferry Town falls into quietness again … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (40) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (39)

10 English Haiku (1) distant mountain a white hat suspended high up in the air 遠くの山白い帽子が吊るされている空高く (2) moon setting moving over there for a better view 月が沈む向こうに移動もっと良い眺望を求めて (3) moonless night unable to tell apart walls & windows 月の見えない夜区別がつかない壁と窓 (4) bright shop windows the pale faces made ruddy … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (39) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (38)

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (38) 10 English Haiku (1) granddad’s library Grand Japanese Dictionary curves the thick shelf おじいちゃんの図書室大日本語辞典厚い棚が曲がる (2) noon heat a girl hangs behind in her mom’s shadow 真昼の暑さ女の子が隠れる母親の影の背後に (3) closed windows the dense fog pours in through the keyhole 閉じた窓濃い霧が流れ込む鍵穴から (4) setting … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (38) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (37)

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou (37) 10 English Haiku (1) arriving home the exhausted horse neighs to wake his rider up 家に着くと疲れ切った馬がいななく乗り手を起こすために (2) windy evening the door-rings clatter without a visitor 風の強い夜ドアのベルがカタカタ鳴る訪問者はいないのに (3) cracking whip the galloping horse’s heavier steam 鞭の音疾走する馬のより重い蒸気 (4) fireplace chat … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (37) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (36)

10 English Haiku (1) approaching winter migratory birds busy packing their belongings 近づく冬忙しい渡り鳥持ち物を梱包 (2) winter trip unfamiliar passengers sit close together 冬の旅行見知らぬ乗客近くに座る (3) winter night the figures bend against the wind and rain 冬の夜人の影が曲がる風と雨に逆らって (4) lively baby mother lulls herself to slumber 元気な赤ちゃん母があやして寝かしつける (5) inundation installing … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (36) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (35)

10 English Haiku (1) charming stories the long journey becomes unexpectedly short 魅力的な物語長い旅意外に短く (2) broken clock the house falls into complete silence 壊れた時計家が陥る完全な沈黙に (3) horse-thief the mare at the stable is no longer brown 馬泥棒厩舎の牝馬もう茶色ではない (4) long-lost friend adding more wood to the fireplace 長い間会っていなかった友人さらにまきを追加暖炉に … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (35) →