Tag: World Haiku Series 2021 (11)

World Haiku Series 2021 (12) Haiku by Dmitry Shestakovsky

* heat a dog barking almost soundlessly from The 75th Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest (Honorable Mentions) 暑さ 犬が吠えている ほとんど聞こえない * sound of rain the book starts with a blank page from 13th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest (Selected Haiku Submissions Collection) 雨の音 本が始まる 空白のページで * forecast for tomorrow all day long leaf … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (12) Haiku by Dmitry Shestakovsky →

World Haiku Series 2021 (11) Haiku by Deborah A. Bennett 

not yet spring - the tree frogs sing on unmelted snow まだ春ではない アマガエルが鳴く 溶けていない雪の上 * we never ask they keep offering - cherry blossoms 私たちは決して尋ねない 彼らは提供し続ける 桜の花 * learning not to cling to this floating world - heron ascending in snow しがみつかないことを学ぶ この浮いている世界に 雪の中で昇るサギ * walking home from the bodega - the smell of apples … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (11) Haiku by Deborah A. Bennett  →