Author Archives: JimWoodhull

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 →

the Kitten is gone walking through her domain Queen Karin (Jim Woodhull) かりんちゃん猫の歩みは女王様 かりん ちゃん　ねこ の あゆみ は　じょうおう さま I have written two haiku poems about my kitten Karin. She is probably about 7 months old now and not only … Continue reading →

a deathly quiet freeways wait for their cars Coronavirus (Jim Woodhull) 車なきワイキキの道感染症 くるま なき　ワイキキ の みち　かんせんしょう On Thursday, March 26 2020, anybody visiting Hawaii or any returning Hawaiian resident must undergo a 14 day quarantine. This is to prevent the … Continue reading →

empty seats await silently travels the globe corona virus (Jim Woodhull) 空席やウイルスのせいで客が減り くうせき や　ウイルス の せい で　きゃく が へり Probably the biggest facing the world at this moment is the Corona virus. Since I work on the submarine and the … Continue reading →

Hawaiian winter joining the gentle whales swimming dolphins (Jim Woodhull) 冬の海イルカに寄り添う鯨かな ふゆ の うみ　イルカ に よりそう　くじら かな The month of February is the peak for whale watching season in Oahu. All the whale watching boats tend to come in much … Continue reading →

missing items endless curiosity our little thief (Jim Woodhull) 早過ぎるこそ泥でしょう子猫ちゃん　 はやすぎる　こそどろ でしょう　こねこ ちゃん My wife and I have had our kitten since December of last year. We just love her! She follows me around everywhere I go and all she … Continue reading →

Hawaiian skies clouds chased by rainbows drenched in green (Jim Woodhull) 雨ばかり緑のキャンパス虹が咲く あめ ばかり　みどり の キャンパス　にじ が さく In Hawaii there is no actual rainy season that other countries have but the months of January, February and sometimes even into … Continue reading →