Category Archives: Haiku Poem

雪山を板で一気に滑走す ゆきやま を　いた で いっき に　かっそう す Snowy Bliss Gliding down the Mountain Huge Rush. Description: I recently got into snowboarding and it is fast becoming my new favorite hobby. There’s nothing better than breathing fresh mountain air and enjoying … Continue reading →

つれづれに大欠伸一つに託す つれづれ に　おお あくび ひとつ に たくす 郁子 Melancholy: in a big yawn everything is expressed. 今、日本は陽が一番短い時期です。昼間、暖かいと大きな欠伸が出ます。 This is the time of year in Japan when the daylight is shortest. During the day, when it’s warm, I have really big … Continue reading →

なぜ浮いて来るのと問ふ子浮いて来い The child asks why things float up. Float up! なぜ ういて　くる のと とふ こ　ういて こい 尾池和夫（おいけかずお）　

高齢も成長の一つうろたえる こうれい も　せいちょう の ひとつ　うろたえる 郁子 Even old ladies can keep on growing? How flustering! Ikuko

幸せのひなたのにほひ菊膾 A sunlit place and the scent of flowers prepared to eat. しあわせの　ひなたのにほひ　きくなます In Japan, sometimes chrysanthemum flowers are prepared to be eaten in order to experience their flavor as well as their aroma. This is called kikunamasu. 尾池和夫（おいけかずお）　

しんとして暗い早朝夜明け待つ しん として　くらい そうちょう　よあけ まつ まだ静か暗い早朝日の出待つ まだ しずか　くらい そうちょう　ひので まつ All is quite still dark silence pervades patiently await coming dawn. In the early morning it is quite dark and still. Yet, right before the sun rises, you can still … Continue reading →

魂は死後の存在宇宙まで たましい は　しご の そんざい　うちゅう まで Our existence Marvelous universe death Constant expanding. This will be another strange haiku. I am basing it on a particulary favorite Japanese Animation, Akira. I am going to try to express what I feel … Continue reading →

冬の蝉エンジン蒸かす隣人 ふゆ の せみ　エンジン ふかす　となりびと Cicadas hum snow drifting past porch neighbor’s old car. I hear what sounds like cicadas, humming outside. But I realize its winter. Cicadas only come out in the summer. Finally, I understand it’s my neighbor … Continue reading →

目は見ても　全部見てない　見ていない め は みても　ぜんぶ みてない　みていない 見ていても　全部見てない　見ていない みていても　ぜんぶ みてない　みていない Even with open eyes Brain does not see therefore We don’t see! When did our brain start to censure all the things we actually see from day to day? When did it … Continue reading →

くぐもると草花までが頭たれ くぐもると　くさばな までが　こうべ たれ 郁子 Drooping flower with head hanging low quietly mutters. Ikuko