Category Archives: Haiku Poem

fruit bentoone week challengefamily delight (Scott Gardner)１週間家族パーティー果物でいっしゅうかん　かぞく パーティー　くだもの で My daughter loves to eat fruit. Blueberries, strawberries, bananas, or whatever it doesn’t matter to her. She loves them all. So about once a week we go shopping for them, usually … Continue reading →

our gentle giantbreaching mother and calfleaving us again (Jim Woodhull)海の巨漢最後の踊りお元気でうみ の きょかん　さいご の おどり　おげんきで Spring has arrived in Hawaii! There are many signs that the winter season is done and that Spring has begun. Different flowers bloom and different fruits … Continue reading →

our whales are backmothers guiding their calvesocean royalty (Jim Woodhull)新季節海の王族子供連れしんきせつ　うみ の おうぞく　こどもづれ Even though there have been a few sightings of whales since last December, I had my first real big sighting this January. A Mother was guiding her calf … Continue reading →

stress melts like butterbeauty on every sidethe Garden Isle (Jim Woodhull)美しい庭園の島小旅行うつくしい　ていえん の しま　しょうりょこう My wife and I recently were able to go to my favorite Island vacation spot. The island of Kauai. Unfortunately it was only for 3 days but … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – ポプリ lavenderfragrance of potpourriafter a long hiatus (Yoko Kelley)久し振りポプリの香りラベンダーひさしぶり　ポプリ の かおり　ラベンダー I just bought at Asian Market a jar filled with dried lavender flowers. A news that supply chains are improving seems correct, as the Asian … Continue reading →

riding around townkeeping healthy andalways on the go (Rebecca Rogan)自転車で健康づくり移動中じてんしゃ で　けんこう づくり　いどうちゅう Since moving to Toowoomba I’ve enjoyed riding my bicycle here, there and everywhere. The bus system is reasonable but I find it more convenient to ride my bike … Continue reading →

fruit of the oceanswimming on a bed of riceit’s lunch time (Jim Woodhull)海の飴昼食が来た海鮮丼うみのあめ　ちゅうしょく が きた　かいせんどん My favorite food is fish. Any kind of way it is made I have always loved fish but my favorite way to have it is … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – 樫の木 oak treesstand tall, full of copper color leaveswait for winter （Yoko Kelley)銅色のそびえる樫の木冬を待つどういろの　そびえる かしのき　ふゆをまつ oak treesfall leaves till next springgoing its way (Nakamura Michiko)樫の木や秋の葉春までマイペースかしのきや　あきのは はるまで　マイペース Now, it is the peak of red and yellow leaves. Among … Continue reading →

Jewel of the seawinter home for the whalesIsland of Maui (Jim Woodhull)黒い砂鯨の遊び場マウイ島くろい すな　くじら の あそびば　マウイとう One of my favorite islands is Maui.  I was so happy that I was able to return there for a scuba diving job for 3 … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – ワクチン接種 vaccinationsanti-corona is addedtwo arms seem not enough （Yoko Kelley)ワクチンやフルーにコロナと増え続くワクチンや フルー に コロナ と ふえつづく It is the time for flu-shots. Anti-corona virus vaccination is also recommended. It appears that both upper arms are needed. As … Continue reading →