Category Archives: Haiku Poem

Island of WhalesMaui rises from the seacalls me back again　 (Jim Woodhull)好きな島飛び出す鯨矢張りマウイすきな しま　とびだす くじら　やはり マウイ Recently I was able to go to one of my favorite Islands for a diving job. I was in Lahaina Maui for about 3 days … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – 黄葉 the sun hitscolorful leavesstreets sparkle cross roadsbeautiful yellow leaves aheadfail to turn right (Yoko Kelley)黄葉の衣装きらめく街路かなおうよう の　いしょう きらめく　がいろ かな We all wait for the color change of leaves in Autumn.  I thought that oak leaves turned … Continue reading →

swallowing the sunwarm colors follow behindHawaiian skies (Jim Woodhull)サンセット大空染めて秋の海サンセット　おおぞら そめて　あき の うみ The fall season has arrived in Hawaii and one of the nice changes is that the sun sets over the ocean now until the late Spring when it … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – 絵文字 a massage chairwith a touch screenfull of emoji (Yoko Kelley)マッサージ絵文字操作に一苦労マッサージ　えもじ そうさ に　ひとくろう Our 15-years old massage chair finally broke. Deciding that there was no other way but to buy a new one, we went to … Continue reading →

the crowds are gonewelcome break for HawaiiChristmas is coming (Jim Woodhull)空いている秋がそろそろハワイ島すいている　あき が そろそろ　ハワイとう 夏終わり次の活気はクリスマスなつ おわり　つぎ の かっき は　クリスマス The summer holidays are now over and with the recent tightening of Covid restrictions the tourists in Hawaii have really dropped off. … Continue reading →

in my dreamfor only just one minuteworld class chef (Jim Woodhull)夢を見た一分だけの人気シェフゆめ を みた　いっぷん だけ の　にんき シェフ The other night I had a very interesting dream that was in Japanese. In the dream I was a world class Chef and I … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – マルハナ蜂との縁 ten yearsstrong connectionswith bumble bees (Yoko Kelley)十年来マルハナ蜂との深き縁じゅうねん らい　マルハナバチとの　ふかき えん I still can’t believe what I witnessed on Sunday, September 26.I noticed two insects flying busily outside the window where we were eating a lunch. At … Continue reading →

crystal clear oceanfish and coral traffic jamdiving in Kona (Jim Woodhull)珊瑚礁見回る魚コナの海さんごしょう　みまわる さかな　コナ の うみ Recently I went to Kona on the island of Hawaii for a scuba diving job. In the area of Kona the ocean is almost always very … Continue reading →

Collaborative Haiku Poem – 虫の声 call of insectlasts all morningend of summer (Yoko Kelley)虫の声昼なお響く夏の末むし の こえ　ひる なお ひびく　なつ の すえ The call of insects described in Japanese poems (waka) expresses the loneliness of Autumn at night, reflecting the poet’s own … Continue reading →

without a soundCovid sweeps across the landsparing nobody (Jim Woodhull)災いや雨ない嵐いつ終わるわざわい や　あめ ない あらし　いつ おわる 激情な雨ない嵐コビッドだげきじょう な　あめ ない あらし　コビッド だ 感染の雨ない嵐吹きすさぶかんせん の　あめ ない あらし　ふき すさぶ The Covid 19 cases continue to rise in Hawaii and starting on September 13 anybody going … Continue reading →