Category Archives: Haiku Poem

花菖蒲霜にもめげず背を伸ばす はなあやめ　しもにもめげず　せをのばす Purple irises stand tall surviving frost – Yoko Kelley

we became fire whose image won’t fade gazing deeply 火になった想いの褪せぬ瞳の世 ひになった　おもいのあせぬ　ひとみのよ – Chay Schiller

花の床夢駆け巡る雲の上 はなのとこ　ゆめかけめぐる　くものうえ bed of flowers dream goes around above a cloud 紫の花の雑草は今の春お目見えしました（前年までは野生のいちごが生えていました）。ヌービーは昼寝場所にぴったりといいます。 The purple flowered weed showed up for the first time this spring, where wild strawberry grew until last year. Our dog Noobz thinks this is a perfect napping … Continue reading →

木から木へ小鳥飛び交う声残し きから きへ　ことり とびかう　こえのこし among trees songbirds come and go leaving voices 春の早朝は殊に小鳥の鳴き声で満ちています。 かなり凝った鳴き声も聞こえますが、その持ち主は誰やら。 Early morning in spring is filled with bird singing. Which one owns the complicated song, I wonder. – Yoko Kelley

colored eggs hidden all round search furiously basket collects treats On Easter, it is traditional to hide easter eggs around one’s home. It is believed that the Easter Bunny miraculously delivers them. Guests have to search to find the hidden … Continue reading →

warm days here ready for the sun tomorrow rain Just when I am ready to start enjoying Springtime, the weather changes and suddenly gets cold and rainy again. Enough is enough. ぽかぽかの春は気紛れ明日は雨 ぽかぽかの　はるはきまぐれ　あすはあめ だんだん暖かくなって、春の陽気を楽しもうと思った矢先、突然、寒さがぶり返し、雨が降り出しました。うんざりです。 – Moriso Korei – Japanese by … Continue reading →

breath of spring rain and flowers make a carpet 春の息雨と桜の敷物や はるのいき　あめとさくらの　しきものや bus stop walk rain and flowers await me バス停の桜の雨や俺を待つ ばすていの　さくらのあめや　おれをまつ – Chay Shiller

春や春　蕾膨らむ　満を持し はるやはる　つぼみふくらむ　まんをじし spring, spring buds are full ready to bloom – Yoko Kelley

春の庭見比べ批評又楽し はるのにわ　みくらべひひょう　またたのし 見渡す限りの雪景色、つまり、何処を見ても同じ（これこそdemocratic精神）、の冬と違って、春になり花が咲きだすと、家々の庭を感心したりあれこれ批評したりと楽しみが増えます。 driving along appraise others’ yards another enjoyment in spring Unlike snowscape in winter, which makes every yard look the same, in other words, very democratic , you can appreciate and criticize how other people’s yards look, when … Continue reading →