わが胸にすむ人ひとり冬の梅 久保田万太郎
waga mune ni sumu hito hitori fuyu no ume
one person living
in my heart
winter plum blossoms
Mantaro Kubota
from Haiku Saijiki electronic version edited by Kadokawa Shoten, published by Kodansha Sophia Shuppan, Tokyo, Japan, 2018
Fay’s Note: Mantaro Kubota (1889-1963)
mado no yuki jotai nite yu o afureshimu
snow outside the window
bathwater flows over the brim
by my woman’s body
Nobuko Katsura
from Haiku Saijiki electronic version edited by Kadokawa Shoten, published by Kodansha Sophia Shuppan, Tokyo, Japan, 2018
Fay’s Note: Nobuko Katsura (1914-2004)
寒月やひとり渡れば長き橋 高柳重信
kangetsu ya hitori watareba nagaki hashi
cold moon—
when I cross a bridge alone
I feel it long
Jushin Takayanagi
from Haiku Saijiki electronic version edited by Kadokawa Shoten, published by Kodansha Sophia Shuppan, Tokyo, Japan, 2018
Fay’s Note: Jushin Takayanagi (1923-1983)
枯野ゆく男五人の歩のばらばら 今瀬剛一
kareno yuku otoko gonin no ho no barabara
five men walking
in the withered field
their different paces
Goichi Imase
from Haiku Shiki (Haiku Four Seasons), November 2021 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
マスク外し叫びて塵になるところ 関 悦史
masuku hazushi sakebite chiri ni naru tokoro
taking off a mask
to shout
I am about to become a dust
Etsushi Seki
from Haiku Shiki (Haiku Four Seasons), November 2021 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi) 