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Haiku Poem

帰宅中道を歩けば雲が山 きたくちゅう みちをあるけば くもがやま home returning I walk street to street clouds like mountains

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意識とは草にも有るか日に向けば いしき とは くさ にも あるか ひ に むけば would the grass that turns to the sun be conscious

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Haiku Poem

walking town the old stories jump from corners 町行くと古い思い出改めて まち ゆく と ふるい おもいで あらためて – By Chay Schiller

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Making haiku fit into English

A lot of people are stuck on the idea of 5-7-5 as the primary definition of what a haiku is. But those numbers come nowhere close to a real definition. What’s more important than the numbers is the feel of … Continue reading

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Haiku Poem

violent smoke the road stands still twilight falls 黒煙止まった道や宵の口 くろ けむり とまった みち や よい の くち – By Chay Schiller and Michiko Nakamura

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Tips to enjoy writing

Tips to enjoy writing 英語俳句を楽しむ為に One of the goals of haiku poetry is to be concise. Brevity is, in fact, often more important than grammar. There are a lot of words in the English language that serve mostly grammatical functions. Not … Continue reading

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Haiku Poem

air at night thick with music people come 人が来て歌で濃くなり夜の風情 ひと が きて うた で こくなり よ の ふぜい – Chay Schiller

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Haiku Poem

walls of rock a placid lagoon ocean pours in 石崖や平らな潟に海零れ せきがい や たいらな かた に うみ こぼれ – Chay Schiller

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Haiku Poem

swimming the city I breathe in wisdom from my hands 町泳ぐ手に持っている知恵を吸い まちおよぐ てにもっている ちえをすい – Chay Schiller

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Haiku Poem

languages meet and worldly souls aspire to pass a test 言語あわせ賢人の夢合格へ げんご あわせ けんじん の ゆめ ごうかく へ – Chay Schiller

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