Category Archives: Haiku Poem

the blood donor’s bed long glistening needle grateful mothers (Jim version) 長い針母子を助ける献血日 ながい はり　ぼし を たすける　けんけつ び (Michiko version) 長い針怯え忘れて献血日 ながい はり　おびえ わすれて　けんけつ び For the past 10 years or so I have been giving blood platelets in a process … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – リコリッシュキャンディー fill the store from all over the world licorice candies (Yoko version) 店いっぱい世界各地のリコリッシュ みせ いっぱい　せかい かくち の　りこりっしゅ licorice candies all around the world in showcase (Michiko version) リコリッシュ世界の味は勢ぞろい りこりっしゅ　せかい の あじ は　せいぞろい First thing you … Continue reading →

blanket of darkness grudgingly lifts her veil autumn’s morning (Jim version) 夜の帳のろのろ溶ける秋の朝 よる の とばり　のろのろ とける　あき の あさ (Michiko version) 明けの空ためらいがちに秋の風 あけ の そら　ためらいがち に　あき の かぜ November has just arrived and Autumn has come to Hawaii. In previous Haikus … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – 高速路の紅葉 speedway leaves ablaze red and gold faraway, nearby (Yoko version) 高速路遠くに近くに紅葉燃ゆ こうそくろ　とおくに ちかくに　もみじ もゆ autumn leaves turn round and round highway ride (Michiko version) 高速路秋の葉廻る万華鏡 こうそくろ　あきのは まわる　まんげきょう Here in Nebraska, for the past few years, … Continue reading →

taste sake Japan meets Iowa bag victory (Ben-version) イベントで当ったかばん酒の味 いべんと で　あたった かばん　さけ の あじ (Michiko version) 日の丸のバッグ当った酒の会 ひのまる の　ばっぐ あたった　さけ の かい Recently, I went to an interesting event. The event was hosted by the Japan America Society of Iowa. … Continue reading →

storm’s signature plastic scarring the ocean turtles be careful! (Jim version) ごみ畑嵐の残り亀の毒 ごみ ばたけ　あらし の のこり　かめ の どく (Michiko version) 嵐去り亀に有害ごみの群れ あらし さり　かめ に ゆうがい　ごみ の むれ Hurricane season is now in upon us in Hawaii. There have already been … Continue reading →

rains vibrant tail streak across the sky Hawaiian seal (Jim version) 雨上がり空もにっこり虹パワー あめあがり　そら も にっこり　にじ ぱわー (Michiko version) 雨上がり島を彩る空の橋 あめあがり　しま を いろどる　そら の はし Although rainbows can be see all year around in Hawaii, I think that rainbows are much … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – 初雪と大停電 the first snowfall power outage everywhere short-lived joy (Yoko version) 初雪を喜ぶ間もなし大停電 はつゆき を　よろこぶ まもなし　だいていでん Autumn snow gathers weight on trees power blackout (Michiko version) 大停電木の葉に積もる秋の雪 だいていでん　このは に つもる　あきのゆき On October 14, we had the first … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – えぞ松と窓 a blue spruce cut and removed two windows in the shadow (Yoko version) 蝦夷松を倒して気付く窓２つ えぞまつ を　たおして きづく　まど ふたつ hide-and-seek after old pine tree two windows (Michiko version) 窓ふたつ古木の裏にかくれんぼ まど ふたつ　こぼく の うら に　かくれんぼ A blue … Continue reading →

Hawaiian symbol Diamond Head watches over Oahu’s ocean (Jim version) 空の下オアフの顔は海臨む そらのした　オアフの かおは　うみ のぞむ (Michiko version) 岩の山レアヒは守るオアフ島 いわのやま　レアヒは まもる　オアフとう In some of my previous Haiku poems I have used the changing of the seasons in Hawaii as a theme. As … Continue reading →