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Haiku Poem

観客の旋律乗せてヴァイオリン かんきゃく の せんりつ のせて ヴァイオリン the audience joining my violin with melodies – Nakamura Michiko

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cold dark nights consumed by warmth blooming flowers ゆるゆると春の息吹や花の歌 ゆるゆると はるのいぶきや はなのうた This has been a long winter season. Normally we would get warm weather beginning in March, but this year the weather didn’t start warming up until early April. Slowly but … Continue reading

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買い物は生みたて卵富士臨む かいものは うみたて たまご ふじのぞむ shopping trip buying fresh eggs below Mt. Fuji – Nakamura Michiko

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Making haiku fit into English

A lot of people are stuck on the idea of 5-7-5 as the primary definition of what a haiku is. But those numbers come nowhere close to a real definition. What’s more important than the numbers is the feel of … Continue reading

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travel late hungry plane food gone sorry water dulls pain 空腹や経費を削った深夜便 くうふく や けいひ を けずった しんやびん About one year ago, I booked a flight on Hawaiian airlines in order to return to the mainland. I chose Hawaiian because they still provide … Continue reading

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水飲み場長屋の住民順を待つ みず のみば ながや の じゅうみん じゅん を まつ 陽子 water in a saucer every resident waits its turn 元はと言えばこの水はヌービー用にと毎朝新しく入れ替えているのですが、リスやカーデイナルもちょいちょい水飲みにやってきます。春になり、庭で虫探しに忙しいロビンは派手に水をまき散らしながら水浴びをします。共同の水場と心得ているのか、皆、鉢合わせもせず、順番に目的の用事をはたしています。 Water in a saucer is refreshed every morning, originally for Nooby to drink. Squirrels and cardinals come to drink water, too. In … Continue reading

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Tips to enjoy writing

Tips to enjoy writing 英語俳句を楽しむ為に One of the goals of haiku poetry is to be concise. Brevity is, in fact, often more important than grammar. There are a lot of words in the English language that serve mostly grammatical functions. Not … Continue reading

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air at night thick with music people come 人が来て歌で濃くなり夜の風情 ひと が きて うた で こくなり よ の ふぜい – Chay Schiller

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夜桜の花弁ひとひら三日月や よざくら の かべん ひとひら みかづき や cherry petal under the night sky crescent moon – Nakamura Michiko

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a look of panic into the dark submarine smiling person leaves Sometimes before going or when actually entering the submarine the customer’s expression is one of almost panic. Once the customer is in the submarine they calm down and when … Continue reading

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