Today’s Haiku (June 22, 2017)

川のみづ海のみづ夏ゆふべかな　　西原天気

kawa no izu umi no mizu natsu yûbe kana

river’s water

and ocean’s water…

summer dusk

                              Tenki Saibara

from “Shûkan Haiku” (“Haiku Weekly”) #482, 8/27/16 Issue, http://weekly-haiku.blogspot.com

Today’s Haiku (June 21, 2017)

まだ顔をもたずに伸びて青芒　　　遠藤剛至

mada kao o motazuni nobite aosusuki

it grows

without having a face yet…

green pampas grass

                              Takeshi Endo

from “Shûkan Haiku” (“Haiku Weekly”) #485, 8/27/16 Issue, http://weekly-haiku.blogspot.com

 

Today’s Haiku (June 20, 2017)

国引の力もて引け兜虫　　　大谷弘至

kunibiki no chikara mote hike kabutomushi

with power

which moves a country

pull, beetle!

                              Hiroshi Ohtani

from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, June 2016 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo

Today’s Haiku (June 19, 2017)

今年竹空をたのしみはじめけり　　大串　章

kotoshidake sora o tanoshimi hajimekeri

this year’s bamboo

it begins to enjoy

the sky

                              Akira Ohgushi

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

Today’s Haiku (June 18, 2017)

どの国の時計に似たる時計草　　　後藤比奈夫

dono kuni no tokei ni nitaru tokeisô

which country’s clock

it resembles…

a ‘clock’ grass

                              Hinao Goto

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

Fay’s Note:  ‘tokeisô’ (‘clock’ grass, or passion flower) is a summer kigo.

Today’s Haiku (June 17, 2017)

ひとりとは火蛾に小さく叫びたる　　正木ゆう子

hitori towa higa ni chiisaku sakebitaru

what is living alone…

I shout quietly

at a fire moth

                Yuko Masaki

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

 

Today’s Haiku (June 16, 2017)

山の辛夷は鬱たるみどり夏蚕飼う　　森　澄雄

yama no kobushi wa utsu taru midori natsugo kau

a mountain magnolia

with melancholic green…

summer silkworms at home

                              Sumio Mori

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

Fay’s Note:  Sumio Mori (1919-2010)