HaikuA deer A sudden soundTurn around and goneA golden wild deer 足音に振り返り見る野性鹿 I live in the woods. When I am working in the garden, ... Mar 17, 2022Haiku
HaikuA white skull A white skullOnce you're also the onePursue the dream しゃれこうべ君もかつては夢追い人か When I was in high school, I often spent time dr... Feb 22, 2022Haiku
HaikuGrandfather memories crumbledeyes wander on my facestill, love is there When I was little, I was afraid of my grandfather because he... Feb 20, 2022Haiku
HaikuMy Haiku may be a bit different from the one written by English poets I started writing Haiku and Tanka in English on Medium. Here I am writing on Substack for one of my newsletters, and I t... Feb 15, 2022Haiku
TankaAn early spring Tanka by Emperor Koukou: Kimiga tame Haru no noni idete… 君がため 春の野に出でて 若菜摘む 我が衣手に 雪は降りつつKimiga tame Haru no noni idete Wakana tsumu Waga koromode ni Yuki wa furitsutsu For you,I ... Feb 4, 2022Tanka
HaikuA summer Haiku by Basho: Samidare wo… 五月雨を 集めてはやし 最上(もがみ)川Samidare wo atsumete hayashi Mogamigawa the May raingathers to a rapid streamMogami River by 松尾芭蕉(Ma... Aug 23, 2021 Feb 3, 2022Haiku
HaikuA Gecko a gecko’s laughingechos in moonlightglitters wander The English word “gecko” is always linked to the moonlight for me be... Aug 12, 2021 Feb 3, 2022Haiku
HaikuA frozen forest — a Haiku A frozen forest, Only the hearts are warm of wild animals 氷の森 なお熱き野生の 心の臓 Feb 18, 2020Haiku
Haikusnowshoes — a Haiku snowshoes squeaky sound follows coyotes' trace ――― 雪靴を 鳴らしてたどる コヨーテの跡 Jan 29, 2020Haiku
HaikuFireplace #2 暖炉 — a Haiku flame in stove vermilion breathe waves of heat 暖炉の火 朱色の呼吸 熱波形 Jan 23, 2020Haiku
HaikuA winter draft – a Haiku A winter draft Shakes window glasses Shining snow すきま風 ゆらして鳴る戸 雪あかり Dec 2, 2019Haiku
Haikuthe Essence of Haiku poetry and my favourite Japanese Haiku poems I love writing Haiku poetry in English, though I had never tried to write Haiku poems in Japanese before. Since I got an... Nov 21, 2019Haiku
HaikuFireplace #1 暖炉の火— a Haiku red flame never shapes the same ungrabbable 暖炉の火 同じ姿は 二度となく Nov 13, 2019Haiku
Haiku紫雲A purple cloud-a Haiku-ish poem with English translation 紫雲 印象派の風 創作の雨 A purple cloud sky The wind of impressionists Creativity rains Oct 31, 2019 Nov 11, 2019Haiku
HaikuHaiku and Tanka Collection in Japanese and English: My Books Haiku and Tanka are traditional Japanese poetry styles. Haiku poem is composed of 17 moras which are supposed to corresp... Oct 29, 2019 Nov 19, 2019HaikuTanka
Haiku満月夜 a fullmoon night- a Haiku 満月夜 ヤモリの思考 逍遥す a full moon night gecko's thought wanders around Oct 28, 2019 Nov 11, 2019Haiku
HaikuHaiku & Tanka Practice: My First English Book self-published I have self-published some books in Japanese before, but this is the first time to publish a book in English. I am so ha... Oct 10, 2019 Aug 7, 2021HaikuTanka
HaikuAfter the 100 Haiku Writing Project I started my 100 Haiku poetry project in English on the 20th of July and wrote the last one on the 16th of September. It... Sep 19, 2019 Nov 12, 2019Haiku