Category Archives: Haiku Poem

Collaborative Haiku Poem – 庭のリス (Yoko Kelley) harvest of raspberries listening squirrels right behind 木の実つむリスの挨拶聞きながら きのみ つむ　りす の あいさつ　ききながら Every morning I go out to the yard and harvest raspberries. This morning, I heard scratchy noises behind me around a … Continue reading →

(Jim Woodhull) fully stocked stores customers check and compare just window shopping 外で見るショッピングモールお金ない そと で みる　ショッピング モール　おかね ない The summer is slowly coming to an end and fortunately for all of us in Hawaii the tourism has returned but although … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku poem – ひまわりの葉 (Yoko Kelley) sunflower leaves big and green stretch to sky ひまわりや緑の大葉天を突く ひまわり や　みどり の おおば　てん を つく Yellow sunflowers are one of summer symbols, and big green leaves also are attractive. Leaves of mammoth sunflowers … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku poem – 揚羽蝶のいも虫 (Yoko Kelley) swallowtails eight caterpillars one dill plant 八匹の揚羽のいも虫デイル一本 はちひきの　あげはのいもむし　デイルいっぽん Eight swallowtail caterpillars were on one dill plant. I have never seen so many caterpillars in one place. As the dill they were on was … Continue reading →

(Jim Woodhull) electric towers rising through the hot dry air back in Las Vegas 華やかな高層ホテルラスベガス はなやかな　こうそうホテル　ラスベガス I just returned from a short trip to Las Vegas. It has been about 15 years since I last went there and I was … Continue reading →

(Jim Woodhull) my daily big stage ocean and mountains compete fascinating show 沖の船海を舞台に島のショー おき の ふね　うみ を ぶたい に　しま の ショー One of my favorite times on the boat is when the winds are very light and the ocean is … Continue reading →

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 →