玻璃盆に露のしたたる苺かな 夏目漱石
haribon ni tsuyu no shitataru ichigo kana
dew dropping
on the glass tray…
strawberries
Soseki Natsume
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006
Fay’s Note: Soseki Natsume (1867-1916)
風鈴や今年の夏の音聞かす 山崎房子
fûrin ya kotoshi no natsu no oto kikasu
wind chime—
it plays the sound
of this summer
Fusako Yamazaki
from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, September 2017 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo
地下鉄の出口が故郷夏燕 小林憲正
chiketetsu no deguchi ga kokyô natsu-tsubame
its home town is
a subway exit…
summer swallow
Norimasa Kobayashi
from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, October 2017 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo
先の世のわからぬことは鯰に聞け 桂 信子
saki no yo no wakaranu koto wa namazu ni kike
if you have uncertainty
of the future…
ask a catfish!
Nobuko Katsura
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
Fay’s Note: Nobuko Katsura (1914-2004) ‘namazu’ (catfish) is a summer kigo.
オルガンの残響の奥五月憂し 田口茉於
orugan no zankyô no oku gogatsu ushi
deep inside
of organ’s reverberation…
melancholic May
Mao Taguchi
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), November 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
ガリバーになつて五月の空摑む 鈴木桃兎
garibaa ni natte gogatsu no sora tsukamu
becoming Gulliver
I grab
May sky
Toto Suzuki
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), November 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
さみだれを集めをとこの子をつくる 鴇田智哉
samidare o atsume otoko no ko o tsukuru
collecting May rain
I create
a boy
Tomoya Tokita
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), November 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
