働いてこの夕焼を賜りぬ　　櫂　未知子

hataraite kono yūyake o tamawarinu

            by working

            this sunset, I receive

            as a reward

                                                Michiko Kai  

Haiku, a monthly haiku magazine, March 2019 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo

Fay’s Note:  “yūyake” (sunset) is a summer kigo.

Today’s Haiku (May 19, 2024)

食べられるために食べをる夏の牛　　中山寛太　.

taberareru tame ni tabeoru natsu no ushi

            eating

            to be eaten

            summer cattle

                                                Kanta Nakayama     

from Haiku, a monthly haiku magazine, March 2019 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo
Fay’s Note: The poem was the winner of the twenty-first National High School Student Haiku Contest.

Today’s Haiku (May 18, 2024)

波にのり波にのり鵜のさびしさは　　山口誓子

nami ni nori nami ni nori u no sabishisa wa

            riding on waves

            and riding on waves

            cormorant’s loneliness

                                                            Seishi Yamaguchi

from Haiku, a monthly haiku magazine, March 2019 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo

Fay’s Note:  Seishi Yamaguchi (1901-1994)    “u” (cormorant) is a summer kigo.

Today’s Haiku (May 17, 2024)

万緑やおどろきやすき仔鹿ゐて　　橋本多佳子

banryoku ya odorokiyasuki kojika ite

            a myriad of green−

            there is a fawn

            easy to be surprised

                                                            Takako Hashimoto

from Haiku Dai-Saijiki (Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006

Fay’s Note:  Takako Hashimoto (1899-1963)   “banryoku” (myriad of green) is a summer kigo.

Today’s Haiku (May 16, 2027)

蝶低し葵の花の低ければ　　富安風生

chō hikushi aoi no hana no hikukereba

            a low-flying butterfly

            when hollyhocks

            are low

                                                Fusei Tomiyasu

from Haiku Dai-Saijiki (Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006

Fay’s Note: Fusei Tomiyasu (1885-1979)    “aoi” (hollyhock) is a summer kigo.