Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (50)

Five English Haiku 　　 (1) approaching night the moon rises in the glow of the setting sun 　　夜が近づく沈む夕日の光の中を月が昇る　　 (2) bedside window the fluttering curtains almost caress my face 　　ベッドサイドの窓ひらひらと揺れるカーテンまるで私の顔を撫でるよう　　 (3) trash basket new toothpaste box & old toothpaste 　　ゴミ箱に新しい歯磨き粉の箱古い歯磨き粉　　 (4) burning sun her face … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (50) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (49)

Five English Haiku 　 (1) falling pear blossoms the spring buries itself in the earth 　梨の花が散り春は土に埋もれる　 (2) deep well the monkeys climb down towards the moon 　深い井戸猿たちは降りていく月に向かって　 (3) bent head her face hidden by her shining hair 　頭を下げて顔が隠れる輝く髪に　 (4) long journey mother’s teardrops wet … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (49) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (48)

Five English Haiku 　 (1) 　 dimly lighted hall the visitor trembles at the portraits’ faces 　薄暗いホール訪問者が震える肖像画の顔に　 (2) 　 landing helicopter the wildness of the grass’s movement 　ヘリコプターの着陸草の荒々しさ草の動き　 (3) 　 long night journey I draw a sigh of relief at a faint light 　長い夜の旅ほっと一息 … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (48) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (47)

Five English Haiku 　 (1) will u print a kiss on the coffee cup and one on my cheek 　コーヒーカップへのキス私の頬へのキスプリントしてもらえますか　 (2) i went to the cinema with two cups of coffee and your absence 　映画を見に行ったコーヒー2杯持参あなたは来なかった　 (3) gust of wind the golden waves in those fields 　突風 … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (47) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (46)

Five English Haiku 　 (1) fish viewing a light dazzles me from the water 　魚を見る水からの光が眩しい　 (2) night inn-stay the sound of the sign moving in the wind 　夜の宿風に揺れる看板の音　 (3) half the village gathers before a TV set Gone With the Wind 　村の半分がテレビの前に集まる「風と共に去りぬ」　 (4) receding waters the ship … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (46) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (45)

10 English Haiku 　 (1) scream of brakes my dog makes a rush towards the gate ブレーキの甲高い音私の犬がゲートに向かって突進する (2) mountain shack the night wind whistles through the cracks 山小屋夜風がぴゅーぴゅー吹き抜ける隙間から (3) bullet train I can hardly follow it with my eyes 新幹線目で追うことはほとんどできない (4) strong wind … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (45) →

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) →