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見過ごしたアイリス見事に花咲かす みのがした アイリス みごとにはなさかす Irises Ignored till last year Bloom beautifully 花の季節になるとよく口ずさむ一句があります。それは高新柳檀にお書きの三宮郁子さんの『捨てられた球根自力で春を知る』です。かなり以前のことですので言葉の誤りがあるかもしれません。庭先のライラックの下に植えてほとんど忘れていたアイリスが今年初めて花を咲かせました。あらためて三宮さんに敬意を表します。 There is a haiku I often utter when flowers start blooming. The haiku is by Ikuko Sannomiya who writes Koshin–ryu-dan. the haiku goes something like, a discarded bulb blooms by … Continue reading

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鮠の池

鮠の池上を流れて滝の声 ハヤのいけ うえをながれて たきのこえ minnow pond voice of a waterfall flows above – Chay Schiller

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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

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Haiku Poem – Dance

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

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Thoughts on Dancing

Recently I’ve been pondering the symbolism of dance, specifically as produced by a man and a woman. On the surface, of course, one must acknowledge the parallel to courtship. It may well be that dancing emerged directly from courtship rituals … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Haiku Poem – Easter egg

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

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Collaborative Haiku

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

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Haiku Poem – Sakura

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

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