Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
with flowers scent a friend travels… look at the sky 花の香りと共に 友達が旅行する 空を見る sanctuary in October- In the painted circles only a pilgrim 十月の聖域 ペンキの塗られた円の中に 巡礼者だけ Sunamachi Ginza- through the umbrella the neon lights 砂町銀座 傘を通して ネオン灯 Shimi Jimi- the shadow of a woman in a balcony しみじみ 女性の影 バルコニーに Notes: "Shimi Jimi" is an … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (47) Haiku by Jorge Alberto Giallorenzi
long evening the sound of a flute at an empty subway station (The 7th Golden Haiku Competition) 長い夜 フルートの音 空の地下鉄駅で a noisy lark in the shadow of history (The 9th Setouchi-Matsuyama International Photo-Haiku Contest of Haiku in English on a set theme, Honorable Mention) 騒々しい 雲雀 歴史の陰で Doll Festival from mother to daughter a rustling … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (46) Haiku by Jolanta Kajzer
shadows crawl an echo of children’s voices from under the elms 影が這う 子供たちの声の反響 ニレの下から goslings a gander’s sudden honk roams the backyard bottle rockets issue 43/august, 2020 ガチョウのひな ガチョウの雄の突然の鳴き声 裏庭を歩き回る the ash tree silver from sun rising crows modern haiku, 51.2, spring, summer, 2020 太陽が昇るカラスからの灰の木の銀 the midnight hour spruce boughs shimmer in moonlight ice 真夜中の時間 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (45) Haiku by Mary Jo Balistreri
winter hangs a moon the snowy owl spreads its wings red blood dots the ground 冬が月を吊るす シロフクロウが羽を広げる 赤い血が地面に点在する Sugar snap pea vines offer sweet green smiles hiding little peas as teeth シュガースナップエンドウのつる 甘い緑の笑顔を提供する 歯としての小さなエンドウ豆を隠しながら Weathered carapace hides lovely pointed crystals. Ouch! Stop hitting me! 風化した甲羅 素敵な先のとがった結晶を隠す。 痛い！ 私に食いつくのはやめて！ The sea is so still Seagulls, clouds … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (44) Haiku by Jill Stockinger
Baby drink milk Again a new tooth track Price daughter on chest ベビードリンクミルク 再び新しい歯のトラック 胸にプライスドーター Night guard Telling the baby in the day Moon stories ナイトガード その日に赤ちゃんに伝える 月の物語 Honeymoon butterfly Starting the bloom Some buds ハネムーンバタフライ 開花を始めている いくつかの芽 In the rain drops Round and reunite Sky 雨滴の中で 丸めて再会する 空 Temple elephant Moving by holding religion … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (43) Haiku by Jevaa.B
translated by: Alenka Zorman boy with the guitar over his furrowed cheeks streams of tears ギターを持つ少年 しわのある頬に 涙の流れ two ruby-red leaves a draft for the carpet on the autumn soil 真紅色の2枚の葉 カーペットの線画 秋の土の上 October rain - an acacia shoot in the shelter of a leaf 十月の雨 アカシアの新芽 葉の隠れ場に May breeze - spots of light jump … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (42) Haiku by Ivanka Kostantino
knowing the way the old Bedouin draws lines into the desert sand published on Asahi Haikuist Network 09-18-20 道を知っている 年取ったベドウィンは砂漠の砂に線を引く lost and found the raven on my shoulder no longer a stranger first published on hedgerow: a journal of small poems #132 行方不明になり見つかった 私の肩のカラス もう他人ではない not a single firefly curious who turned off the … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (41) Haiku by Isabella Kramer
twilight hush . . . a cow’s bell keeps the herd on trackHaiku dialogue- Finding Peace and Contemplation たそがれ時の静けさ 牛の鈴が鳴り続ける 軌道に乗っている群れ-------year of the Oxavoidingthe scarlet skyJanuary 29, 2021ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray : The Asahi Shimbun 丑の年 回避している 緋色の空を---------revealingmy intimacy blockmoon halohaikuniverse, June 20th, 2020 見せている 私の親密なブロックを 月の円光----------refugee food campoverlapping shadowsof the queuersThe Mamba, Journal … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (40) Haiku by Hifsa Ashraf
In the breeze a wanderer reaching the Jizō Pass 風薫る地蔵峠に辿り着く Jizō giving a welcome in the breeze 薫風や我を迎へる地蔵尊 Something audible praying in the breeze on the summit 薫風に祈りの混じる山の上 Buddha wearing a mask at zazen 釈迦如来マスク姿の座禅かな The Six Jizō standing on the Six Paths with a mask on マスクかけ六道に立つ六地蔵 The Jizō protecting babies with a mask … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (39) Haiku by Hidenori Hiruta
city lawn all these smells and colors in the mower 7th Golden Haiku Poetry Contest 市内の芝生 これらすべてのにおいと色 芝刈り機に blooming jasmine her fragrance among the twigs Przekroj Magazine (in Polish) 花咲くジャスミン 彼女の香り 小枝の間に embracing the rough tree trunk Father’s Day 74th Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest (父の日の古木に両手回しけり, translated by Hidetake Kawaraji) a mountain stream from stone … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (38) Haiku by Henryk Czempiel
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