Poetry in the Moment

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....

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 Inte...

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 Netwo...

what’s left unsaid  between the um s and ah s ... family reunion Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta 再会の家族の会話阿吽かな Akita International H...

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 Internation...

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 Internation...

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...

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 Haik...

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 Inter...

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 Internationa...

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...

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 Netw...

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 Net...

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 Ne...

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,...

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, ...

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, W...

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 Haik...

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...

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 Seri...