Haiku 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 t...
Poetry
Haiku 
Haiku 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 sp...
Haiku Grandfather
memories crumbledeyes wander on my facestill, love is there
When I was little, I was afraid of my grandfathe...
Haiku 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 ...
Tanka Hurry up to see her before my mum’s gone: Michinoku no Hahano inochi…
みちのくの 母のいのちをひと目見ん ひと目見んとぞ ただにいそげるMichinoku no Haha no inochi wo Hitome-min Hitome-min tozo Tadani isogeru
To the Toh...
Tanka A romantic Tanka by the 75th Japanese Emperor: Se wo hayami Iwani sekaruru…
瀬を早み 岩にせかるる 滝川の われても末に 逢はむとぞ思ふSe wo hayami Iwa ni sekaruru Takigawa no Waretemo sueni Awamutozo omou
swift on the ro...
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 yo...
Haiku 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 ...
Haiku A Gecko
a gecko’s laughingechos in moonlightglitters wander
The English word “gecko” is always linked to the moonlig...
Prose A road to the snake tree: a poem
Do you know the snake tree?
It used to be the bottom of the river, which is dried out in every dry season. It will be...
Haiku 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
Haiku 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
Haiku 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
Poetry Another night in Insomnia
we are fish
swimming in the alcoholic sea
we are the most beautiful
being exaggerated in the bottom
fluorescen...
Poetry My favourite photo on the wall
My favourite photo on the wall
which makes me smile every time I look up at it,
where we never get old anymore.
...
Poetry A night in “Insomnia”
If cannot sleep,
Go to "insomnia"
which is in the middle of the slope.
He will ask,
What do you wanna drink?
I will...
Haiku 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
Tanka insomnia snow不眠の雪 – a Tanka Poem
silent night
counting my solitude
quiet and busy
over the windowsill
piling up insomnia snow
しんしんと 更ける夜半に 目を覚...