Haiku

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A 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, ...
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A 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...
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Grandfather

memories crumbledeyes wander on my facestill, love is there When I was little, I was afraid of my grandfather because he...
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My 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...
Tanka

An 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 ...
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A 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...
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A Gecko

a gecko’s laughingechos in moonlightglitters wander The English word “gecko” is always linked to the moonlight for me be...
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A 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
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snowshoes — a Haiku

snowshoes squeaky sound follows coyotes' trace ――― 雪靴を 鳴らしてたどる コヨーテの跡
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Fireplace #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
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A 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
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the 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...
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Fireplace #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
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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
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Haiku 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...
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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
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Haiku & 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...
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After 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...