Today’s Haiku (May 16, 2027)

蝶低し葵の花の低ければ　　富安風生

chō hikushi aoi no hana no hikukereba

            a low-flying butterfly

            when hollyhocks

            are low

                                                Fusei Tomiyasu

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

Fay’s Note: Fusei Tomiyasu (1885-1979)    “aoi” (hollyhock) is a summer kigo.

Today’s Haiku (May 15, 2024)

音たてて畳を歩く夜の蜘蛛　　中村　遥　

oto tatete tatami o aruku yoru no kumo

            making sounds

            it walks on tatami

            a night spider

                                                Haruka Nakamura

from Haidan, (Haiku Stage) a monthly haiku magazine, February 2019 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo

Today’s Haiku (May 14, 2024)

蟇歩く到り着く辺のある如く　　中村汀女

hiki aruku tadoritsuku be no aru gotoku

            a toad walks

            as if it had

            a place to reach

                                                Teijo Nakamura

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

Fay’s Note:  Teijo Nakamura (1900-1988)

Today’s Haiku (May 13, 2024)

金魚連れ帰る家々よく見せて　　阪西敦子

kingyo tsure kaeru ieie yoku misete

            I bring back goldfish

            showing them a full view

            of houses on the way

                                                            Atsuko Sakanishi

from Kingyo (Goldfish), a haiku collection of Atsuko Sakanishi, Furansu-dō, Tokyo, 2024

Today’s Haiku (May 12, 2024)

占ひ師不在の夜の海月かな　　早田駒斗

uranaishi fuzai no yoru no kurage kana

            no fortune teller

            here tonight

            a jellyfish…

                                                            Komato Hayata

from Haiku Shiki (Haiku Four Seasons), July 2023 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo