海わたる魂ひとつ夜の秋 桂 信子
umi wataru tamashii hitotsu yoru no aki
one soul crossing
the ocean
autumn at night
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) ‘yoru no aki’ (‘autumn at night’) is a summer kigo. It means a summer night with autumn-like coolness.
てのひらに二度と戻って来ぬ蛍 うにがわえりも
tenohira ni nidoto modotte konu hotaru
it never returns
to my palm
a firefly
Erimo Unigawa
from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, March 2017 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo
向日葵の話しかけたくなる高さ 駒木根淳子
himawari no hanashikaketakunaru takasa
sunflower
its height makes me feel like
talking to it
Atsuko Komakine
from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, March 2017 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo
生者死者息を合わせて今朝の海霧 高野ムツオ
seija shisha iki o awasete kesa no jiri
the living and the dead
breathing in harmony
coastal fog this morning
Mutsuo Takano
from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, March 2017 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo
かなしめり八月砂利の鳴る海を 茨木和生
kanashimeri hachigatsu jari no naru umi o
lamenting August
shingles make a sound
at the sea
Kazuo Ibaraki
from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, March 2017 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo
日輪の中に人ゐる原爆忌 小滝 肇
nichirin no naka ni hito iru gengakuki
there are people
in the sun
Hiroshima Day
Hajime Kotaki
from ‘Oyoso Kimi To’(‘Almost Always with You’) haiku collection by Hajime Kotaki, Saku Shuppan, Tokyo 2018
仏教の匂いをかいでかたつむり 大石雄鬼
bukkyô no nioi o kaide katatsumuri
smelling a scent
of Buddhism
a snail
Yuuki Ohishi
from ‘Mame no Ki’ (Pea Tree), No. 21, May, 2017, Tokyo
