Author Archives: JimWoodhull

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 →

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 →