歩く人読む人木の実拾ふ人 藤井南帆
aruku hito yomu hito konomi hirou hito
a person walks
a person reads
a person picks tree fruits
Nanpo Fujii
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), November 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
Fay’s Note: I might mispronounce the poet’s first name…
曼殊沙華私の骨の中に父 柴田千晶
manjushage watashi no hone no naka ni chichi
red spider lilies
father
in my bone
Chiaki Shibata
from “Chô Shinsen 21” , (“Ultra New Selection 21”) edited by Bansei Tsukushi, Yasuko Tsushima, Leona Takayama, You-shorin, Nagano, Japan, December 2010
空尽きるところ花野の尽きるところ 大峯あきら
sora tsukiru tokoro hanano no tsukiru tokoro
where the sky ends
where a flowering field
ends
Akira Ohmine
from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, December 2016 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo
Fay’s Note: “hanano’ (flowering field) is an autumn kigo.
夕霧に邯鄲のやむ山の草 飯田蛇笏
yûgiri ni kantan no yamu yama no kusa
evening fog
tree crickets stop singing
under mountain grass
Dakotsu Iida
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006
Fay’s Note: Dakotsu Iida (1885-1962)
月の夜や回転ドアのベルの音 涼野海音
tsuki no yo ya kaitendoa no beru no oto
night with the moon—
a sound
of a revolving door
Umine Suzuno
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
乗り越してひとり降りたる秋の駅 天野美登里
norikoshite hitori oritaru aki no eki
passing my stop
I am the only one gettng off
at the autumn station
Midori Amano
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
レモンの香言葉をさがす夜のしじま 松村昌弘
remon no ka kotoba o sagasu yo no shijima
scent of a lemon
I look for the words
in the night silence
Masahiro Matsumura
from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, March 2017 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo
Fay’s Note: ‘lemon’ is an autumn kigo.
