Category Archives: Haiku Poem

Collaborative Haiku Poem – チリディナー chili dinnerpast two years withoutstand in line (Yoko Kelley)チリデｲナー３年振りに列に立ちチリディナー　さんねん ぶり に　れつ に たち “The Chili DInner is a fundraiser for the Keystone Community Task Force Annual Scholarship Program” (KCTF newsletter). We were unable to participate … Continue reading →

Saturday morningouting somewhere specialwith my son (Rebecca Rogan)土曜日の朝は息子とお出かけ日どようび の　あさ は むすこ と　おでかけ び Lately I have made a new resolution to have a Saturday morning outing somewhere special with Bali. Bali loves a place called TimeZone that has lots of … Continue reading →

Hawaiian winterflowers bloom in the wildfree for the taking (Jim Woodhull)咲いた花山の装飾良い事件さいた はな　やま の そうしょく　よい じけん One of the many things I like about Hawaii are the beautiful flowers! During the different seasons different flowers bloom. When going up into the … Continue reading →

Island of whaleswelcomes me back with a smilehome away from home (Jim Woodhull)好きな島鯨と海豚マウイ島すきなしま　くじら と いるか　まういとう I was very fortunate that I got to go to Lahaina Maui for a diving job and the weather was wonderful! The ocean was also … Continue reading →

New Year’s windgiant gray clouds fly bymaking our rainbows (Jim Woodhull)重い雲正月の空虹になるおもい くも　しょうがつ の そら　にじ に なる This New Year’s weather was not very good! It rained for almost a week straight and the ocean was rough and also the visibility … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku poem – 小鳥とリス small birdsintimidate a squirrelby grouping (Yoko Kelley)小鳥でも１０羽揃えばリス脅しことり でも　じゅっぱ そろえば　リスおどし Every morning, we enjoy winter birds as they come to feeders in the porch right outside our house. The exchange between birds and squirrels is also … Continue reading →

basketballsoothes the strainlike a rainbow (Rebecca Rogan)一日の疲れ和らぐバスケットいちにち の　つかれ やわらぐ　ばすけっと Each evening after studying all day Bali and I take an outing to a local park for a fun activity. Bali has come to love basketball so we find places to … Continue reading →

shining at the skycuts through the darknessour Honolulu lights (Jim Woodhull)三年ぶりホノルルライト明かり空さんねん ぶり　ほのるる らいと　あかり ぞら Because of Covid, the last two years the Honolulu lights were not held so I was very happy to see that this year they were held … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – 竜巻の進路 tornadocoming this way or notbirds at feeders (Yoko Kelley)竜巻の進路を知らす鳥えさ場たつまき の　しんろ を しらす　とりえさば On December 14, tornadoes ran through Nebraska, Iowa and other neighboring states. Some areas suffered significant damages. It is said to be difficult … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – 在宅勤務の逆 rent an officeopposite movementto WFH (Yoko Kelley)事務所借り在宅勤務の逆をいくじむしょ かり　ざいたく きんむ の　ぎゃく を いく As we all know, we had to take many unexpected ways to cope with the inconvenience resulting from the corona virus infection. Those … Continue reading →