飛ぶもののなき青空の寒さかな 雨宮きぬよ
tobu mono no naki aozora no samosa kana
blue sky
without anything flies…
coldness
Kinuyo Amamiya
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
冬蝶に今日だけといふ南風 勝又民樹
fuyuchô ni kyô dake to iu minamikaze
for a winter butterfly
this south wind
only today
Tamiki Katsumata
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
毛糸編む言いたかった言葉とともに うにがわえりも
keito amu iitakatta kotoba to tomoni
knitting
with the words
I wanted to say
Erimo Unigawa
from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, March 2017 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo
父の亡き調剤室の冬灯 駒木根淳子
chichi no naki chôkokushitsu no fuyutomoshi
sculpture room
after father passed away
winter light
Atsuko Komakine
from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, March 2017 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo
冬蟻の死にどころなく歩きけり 村上鬼城
fuyuari no shinidokoro naku aruki keri
winter ant
it walks without having
a place to die
Kijo Murakami
from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, March 2017 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo
Fay’s Note: Kijo Murakami (1865-1938)
石としてきらめく墓や冬椿 岸本尚毅
ishi to shite kirameku haka ya fuyutsubaki
tombstone sparkling
as a stone—
winter camellias
Naoki Kishimoto
from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, March 2017 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo
山茶花のこぼれて人を案内す 叶 万里子
sazanka no koborete hito o annnai su
sasanquas
fallen in order to
guide us
Mariko Kano
from “Haiku-kai” (“Haiku World,” a monthly haiku magazine), February 2017 Issue, , Bungaku No Mori, Tokyo
