Category Archives: Haiku Poem

竹伐つて竹ごと運ぶ雫かな Cut bamboo and water drops carried away たけ きつて　たけごと はこぶ　しずく かな 尾池和夫（おいけかずお）　

白い息暖房忘れた夜明けかな しろい いき　だんぼう わすれた　よあけ かな Yawn steaming at dawn memories of talking wife heater not turned on. When I wake up in my bed, I can see my breath as white smoke. I remember my wife told me something the … Continue reading →

宵闇や雲と見まがふ愛宕山 Twilight sky mistaken for clouds mount Atago. よいやみ や　くも と みまがふ　あたごやま 尾池和夫（おいけかずお）　

志あれば天職駆け回る こころざし　あれば　てんしょく　かけまわる Work is busy always so much to do the labor of love. (Description) I really enjoy the opportunity to contribute to people that our massage school provides, I will do everything I can to learn how to always … Continue reading →

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 →