Today’s Haiku (May 14, 2022)

カンガルーと目が合う少女夏が来た　　　宮崎斗士

kangarû to me ga au shôjo natsu ga kita  

            girl’s eyes

            locked with kangaroo’s

            summer has come

                                                            Toshi Miyazaki

from Sonna Ao (That Kind of Blue), haiku collection of Toshi Miyazaki, Rikka Shorin, Tokyo 2014

Today’s Haiku (May 13, 2022)

道化服ぬがずてんたう虫の死よ　　鷹羽狩行

dôkefuku nugazu tentômushi no shi yo

            still in a clown’s attire

            the death

            of a ladybug…

                                                Shugyo Takaha

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

Fay’s Note:  “ladybug” is a summer kigo.

Today’s Haiku (May 12, 2022)

語らひのいつか過去形アイスティー　　　鞠絵由布子

katarai no itsuka kakokei aisutii

            our conversation somehow

            becoming the past tense…

            iced tea

                                                Yuko Marie

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

Fay’s Note:  “iced tea” is a summer kigo.

Today’s Haiku （May 11, 2022）

似たやうな姿の蟻が蟻襲ふ　　岸本尚毅

nita yôna sugata no ari ga ari osou

            similar shapes to each other

            an ant attacks

            another ant

                                                Naoki Kishimoto

from Haidan, (Haiku Stage) a monthly haiku magazine, July 2013 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo

Today’s Haiku （May 10, 2022）

若きらが打楽器叩く港首夏　　　小倉英男

wakakira ga dagakki tataku minato shuka

            young people play percussion

            the harbor

            at the head of summer

                                                            Hideo Ogura

from Haidan, (Haiku Stage) a monthly haiku magazine, November 2013 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo

Fay’s Note:   “head of summer” is a literal translation of “shuka,” a Japanese kigo meaning “early summer.”   I thought “head of summer” is an interesting expression and decided to use it.