Category Archives: Haiku Poem

no free timea special delivery on the waybaby vacation life (Scott Gardner)休暇中子供の誕生暇がないきゅうか ちゅう　こども の たんじょう　ひま が ない Recently, I transferred to a new department with the state and took a new job. Now I work for the Department of Commerce … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – トマト収穫 the hottest days are gonetomatoes and eggplantsharvest time （Yoko Kelley)酷暑過ぎトマトとナスビ収穫すこくしょ すぎ　トマトとナスビ　しゅうかく す Everyday in the last week was near one-hundred degrees. But that was what tomatoes and eggplants needed to ripe and be harvested this … Continue reading →

sunsetting cloudspour into the mountain siderivals the sunset (Jim Woodhull)サンセット山脈に注ぐ雲のショーサンセット　さんみゃく に そそぐ　くも の ショー I have written haikus dealing with the beautiful sunsets in Hawaii and one of the nice things about our sunsets in Hawaii are the beautiful cloud … Continue reading →

multicolored arkfloating majesticallysymbol of Hawaii (Jim Woodhull)空で浮くハワイのシンボル笑い顔そら で うく　ハワイ の シンボル　わらい がお The rainbow is a very famous symbol of Hawaii since it is such a common sight here. In the winter one is much more likely to see a … Continue reading →

busy Lahainathe sound of laughter againreturning tourists (Jim Woodhull)マウイ島また春が来たバケーションマウイとう　また はる が きた　バケーション In the middle of June, I was able to go to both Kona on the island of Hawaii and Lahaina on the island of Maui for a Scuba … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – ラスベリー raspberriesdense growth of thorny plantssearch of fruits (Yoko Kelley)ラスベリー棘かき分けて実を探すラスベリー　とげ かきわけて　みをさがす Every year, the raspberry bush gives us red fruits and provides nectar to bumblebees and other insects. There is one trouble, thorns! Although the thorns … Continue reading →

off in the distancesailing relic from the past3 masted schooner (Jim Woodhull)伝統の三本マスト船出するでんとうの　さんぼん マスト　ふなで する Since I am out on the ocean every day I am able to see many different kinds of boats. There are the usual dive boats, snorkel … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – マスク後 mask gonethe face looks unfamiliardo I know her? (Yoko Kelley)マスク無し名前と顔が一致せずマスクなし　なまえ と かお が　いっち せず A recently seen newspaper article, told by a college teacher: she was greeted by an unmasked student. The teacher returned the … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – マスク廃止令 picture of masktake it or wear it?store entrances (Yoko Kelley)マスクの絵取るか着けるか店の前マスク の え　とるか つけるか　みせ の まえ Midnight of May 25th, the mask mandate is cancelled in Nebraska (the governor issued the notice on TV). The coronavirus … Continue reading →

Hawaiian cloudsswirling mounds of whipped creamconstantly changing (Jim Woodhull)ハワイの空雲の綿菓子風まかせハワイ の そら　くも の わたがし　かぜ まかせ One of the nice things about my job driving the glass bottom boat is the beautiful scenery that I get to see every day and how … Continue reading →