Author Archives: JimWoodhull

temples and nature fill the panorama view behind my house (Jim Woodhull) 裏庭や変わる景色がここにあり うらにわ や　かわる けしき が　ここ に あり On our daily walks, my wife and I usually head towards China town, which is on the ocean side, then from … Continue reading →

standing majestic landmark for boaters Aloha Tower (Jim Woodhull) 出入り口船長を呼ぶアロハタワー でいりぐち　せんちょう を よぶ　アロハタワー Since I live so close to Chinatown, one of the places my wife and I like to go to is the Aloha Tower. Once the tallest building … Continue reading →

deserted streets empty buildings light the sky cool night breeze (Jim Woodhull) 空の道ビルの光に夜の風 そら の みち　ビル の ひかり に　よる の かぜ I have written in past haikus about much less traffic since there are such few tourists coming to Hawaii. … Continue reading →

dirt on dirt our boats languishing away happy to see us (Jim Woodhull) 桟橋の汚れたボート泣いている さんばし の　よごれた ボート　ないている For the next 8 weeks I will be going to work twice a week at Pier 27 where Atlantis docks the submarines, three … Continue reading →

nap time kitten grows after meal leave me alone (Jim Woodhull) 遊ばない食べたら昼寝そっとして あそばない　たべたら ひるね　そっとして My cat continues to grow and grow and now she is starting to take long naps during the day and likes to play either in the … Continue reading →

dried and withered plants slowly coming back gardeners dream (Jim Woodhull) 枯れた庭お花と植木生き返る かれた にわ　おはな と うえき　いきかえる My wife has been a member of one of the community gardens here for a few years. It is a very nice system. In … Continue reading →

utter silence quietly walk the grounds my private tour (Jim Woodhull) 音がない午後の風だけ私だけ おと が ない　ごご の かぜ だけ　わたし だけ As I have written about in some previous Haiku, I have been going on walks in the afternoon to get out … Continue reading →

quarantine shopping welcome to Disneyland except no rides (Jim Woodhull) 根気ない隔離の買い物帰りたい こんき ない　かくり の かいもの　かえりたい I went shopping for the first time in about 3 weeks to Costco as my wife and I had run out of almost everything. In … Continue reading →

afternoon walk blooming flowers paint the sky our private show (Jim Woodhull) 花の虹散歩の楽しさ良い隔離 はな の にじ　さんぽ の たのしさ　よい かくり While in quarantine one of the things that I like to do is take a walk in the afternoon. Since the … Continue reading →

empty beaches call to the wind and sky only silence (Jim Woodhull) 誰もいない寂しい月日いつ終わる だれ も いない　さびしい つきひ　いつ おわる With the quarantine in that is currently going on in Hawaii there are of course very few tourists, if any, on our … Continue reading →