Category Archives: Haiku Poem

紅梅や雲のベールに富士の山 こうばい や　くも の ベール に　ふじ の やま Mt. Fuji hides behind clouds and a red plum – Nakamura Michiko

丘の街木にも屋根にも雪は降る おか の まち　き にも やね にも　ゆき は ふる a hill town so many trees and roofs the snow falls – Nakamura Michiko

白梅や三日あとには雪も咲く はくばい や　みっか あと には　ゆき も さく new white plum, and three days later: blooming snow – Nakamura Michiko

水仙の咲く日溜まりに今日の雪 すいせん の　さく ひだまり に　きょう の ゆき fresh fallen snow greets a daffodil patch coated by sun – Nakamura Michiko

through the gaps and around my heart a light of hope the mist thins my heart can see dazzling white I love Chopin’s first piano concerto. I especially love the second movement because it cleanses my heart. When I listen … Continue reading →

gifts from the sea masterfully designed appear on the sand 海からの貝殻アート砂の上 うみ から の　かいがらアート　すな の うえ – Sarah Kobayashi – Japanese by Nakamura Michiko

shape flashes foot falls ring out shoes vanish Runners move forward one step at a time. If they are fast, you barely see them as they move past. Maybe, all you see is the color of their yellow shirt. Then, … Continue reading →

For all of the respect it receives, the haiku form is perhaps one of the most poorly understood here in America. Step into a high school English classroom and you may chance upon a poetry lesson in which various styles … Continue reading →