Snow Light Haiku

snow light …

waking thoughts of the home

I left

Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta

窓の雪蛍光の如生家かな

Akita International Haiku Network, Jan. 15 2025

Alley Stray Haiku

this lockdown life 

the comings and goings

of an alley stray

Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta

ロックダウンこの生活は何だろう路地裏の犬行ったり来たり

Akita International Haiku Network, Jan. 15 2025

Late Night Cafe Haiku

late-night cafe 

an old man murmurs 

to his reflection

Japanese Translation by Hidenori Hiruta

老人や深夜のカフェ独り言

Akita International Haiku Network, Jan. 15 2025　

Family Reunion Senryu

what’s left unsaid 

between the ums and ahs ...

family reunion

Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta

再会の家族の会話阿吽かな

Akita International Haiku Network, Jan. 15 2025　

Immigrant Past Haiku

what will remain

of my immigrant past?

footprints in the snow

Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta

我移民私の過去の残る物雪に残りし足跡の如

Akita International Haiku Network, Jan. 15 2025　

Seashore Sunset Haiku

seashore sunset

rippling gold between me

and the world beyond

Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta

金色に海の夕日の波光る彼岸の空と私の間

Akita International Haiku Network, Jan. 15 2025

Scattering Ashes Haiku

scattering ashes …

the river winds away

out of sight

Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta

灰散布曲折の川消えにけり

Akita International Haiku Network, Jan. 15 2025　

Old Pond Haiku for Basho

For Basho

the old pond

rippling with sunlight

poets come and go

Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta

古池や陽光の波人の波

Akita International Haiku Network, Jan. 15 2025　

Pile of Daydreams Haiku

steady snowfall …

on my coffee-stained desk

a pile of daydreams

Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta

部屋の外降り続く雪机にはコ－ヒーの染み空想の山

Akita International Haiku Network, Jan. 15 2025

Migrant's Face Haiku

sheep tracks

the crisscross of wrinkles

on a migrant’s face

Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta

十字形羊の残す足跡は移民の顔に刻まれし皺

Akita International Haiku Network, Jan. 15 2025

Row of Tents Haiku

a row of tents on the sidewalk 

puddles brim with winter stars

Translation by Hidenori Hiruta

歩道に一列に並んだテント

冬の星でいっぱいの水たまり

Akita International Haiku Network, World Haiku Series, May 2022

Bent Blade of Grass Haiku

dawn held in this dewdrop

on a bent blade of grass

Translation by Hidenori Hiruta

この露のしずくに含まれている夜明け

曲がった草の葉の上

Akita International Haiku Network, World Haiku Series, May 2022

Father's Steps Haiku

home from work 

my father's steps slower

to enter

Translation by Hidenori Hiruta

仕事から家へ

父の歩みがいつもよりのろい

入るのに

Akita International Haiku Network, World Haiku Series, May 2022

Voice of a Wrong Call Haiku

all night rain ...

listening to the voice 

of a wrong call

Translation by Hidenori Hiruta

一晩中雨

間違い電話の呼び出しの

声を聞く

Akita International Haiku Network, World Haiku Series, May 2022

Day of Release Haiku

day of release

a blue butterfly lifts

from its shadow

Translation by Hidenori Hiruta

解放の日

青い蝶が浮き上がる

その影から

Akita International Haiku Network, World Haiku Series, May 2022

Rocking the Silence Haiku

grandpa's chair

rocking the silence

foreclosure

Translation by Hidenori Hiruta

おじいちゃんの椅子

沈黙を揺さぶる

質流れ

Akita International Haiku Network, World Haiku Series, May 2022

Smell of Sunshine Haiku

green shoots

emerge from the stump

smell of sunshine

Translation by Hidenori Hiruta

緑の芽

切り株から出てくる

太陽の匂い

Akita International Haiku Network, World Haiku Series, May 2022

Migrant's Dream Haiku

harvesting done

the pumpkin carriage

in a migrant's dream

Translation by Hidenori Hiruta

収穫が終わった

カボチャの馬車

移民の夢の中

Akita International Haiku Network, World Haiku Series, May 2022

City Hallway Haiku

city hallway

behind the mayor

shadows gather

Translation by Hidenori Hiruta

市の廊下

市長の背後に

影が集まる

Akita International Haiku Network, World Haiku Series, May 2022

Rose Petals and Love Haiku

rose petals falling in love again with love

Translation by Hidenori Hiruta

再び愛に恋するバラの花びら

Akita International Haiku Network, World Haiku Series, May 2022