身のなかに種ある憂さや鶏頭花 中村苑子
mi no naka ni tane aru usa ya keitôka
sadness of having
seeds inside the body—
blooming cockscombs
Sonoko Nakamura
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006
Fay’s Note: Sonoko Nakamura (1913-2001)
逝くまでにゴッホ詠みたし黍嵐 大牧 広
yuku made ni gohho yomitashi kibiarashi
I want to write
about van Gogh before I die
millet storm
Hiroshi Ohmaki
from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, December 2016 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo
Fay’s Note: ‘kibiarashi (millet storm)’, a strong wind in the harvest season of millet, is an autumn kigo.
夜の海へ傾いてゐる案山子かな 涼野海音
yo no umi e katamuiteiru kakashi kana
leaning toward
the night ocean…
a scarecrow
Umine Suzuno
from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, January 2017 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo
秋風鈴忘れ上手に生きてをり 渡井恵子
akifûrin wasurejyôzu ni ikiteori
autumn wind chime
it is good at forgetting
and continues to live
Shigeko Watai
from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, September 2017 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo
芭蕉飲みし水の湧き出づ竹の春 阿部月山子
bashô nomishi mizu no wakiizu take no haru
water Basho tasted
gushes out…
bamboos in their spring
Gassanshi Abe
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
Fay’s Note: ‘take no haru (bamboo in its spring) is an autumn kigo. Around April to May, a bamboo lost the color and regain it around the autumn. ‘take no aki (bamboo in its autumn) is a spring kigo.
ゆくすゑは医者か芭蕉か期待の子 谷 雄介
yukusue wa isha ka bashô ka kitai no ko
he will be a doctor
or Basho…
a child with bright future
Yusuke Tani
from “Haiku-kai” (“Haiku World,” a monthly haiku magazine), July 2017 Issue, Bungaku No Mori, Tokyo
子がなくて白きもの干す鵙の下 桂 信子
ko ga nakute shiroki mono hosu mozu no shita
childless
I dry something white
under a butcherbird
Nobuko Katsura
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006
Fay’s Note: Nobuko Katsura (1914-2004) ‘mozu (shrike or butcherbird) is an autumn kigo.
