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Tag Archives: Haiku
Haiku 02 – Masaoki Shiki
the tree cut,
dawn breaks early
at my little window
Haiku 01 – Masaoki Shiki
In the coolness
of the empty sixth-month sky…
the cuckoo’s cry.
Stormy Weather – Allen Steble
The storm rolls over
Tormenting the earth below
Showering relief
Landscape – Paul Celan
tall poplars — human beings of this earth!
black pounds of happiness — you mirror them to death!
I saw you, sister, stand in that effulgence.
Poem – Self-Pity
I never saw a wild thing
sorry for itself.
A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough
without ever having felt sorry for itself.
Poem – Funeral
men in black,
women also.
I’ve seen them a couple of times
since I was a kid,
and some more
till I die.
Where Without Whom – Octavio Paz
There is not
A single soul among the trees
And I
Don’t know where I’ve gone.
Stormy Weather – Allen Steble
The storm rolls over
Tormenting the earth below
Showering relief
Weather – Marchette Chute
It is a windy day.
The water’s white with spray.
And pretty soon, if this keeps up,
The world will blow away.
poem – the white horse
The youth walks up to the white horse, to put its halter on
and the horse looks at him in silence.
They are so silent, they are in another world.
mein tujhe ko bhool chuka – ahmed nadeem qasmi
Mein tujhe ko bhool chuka, Lekin aik umar ke baad
Tera kheyal kya tha ke chott ubhar aayi
Poem – Sleep
We brush the other, invisible moon.
Its caves come out and carry us inside.
Poem – My Heart
my heart is fragile
kinda like glass
broken into pieces
dead at last
Poem – Winter Garden
Winter garden
The moon thinned to a thread
Insects singing
Poem – Wrapping The Rice Cakes
Wrapping the rice cakes
With one hand
She fingers back her hair
Plum Flower Temple – Natsume Soseki
Plum Flower temple
Voices rise
From the foothills.
Immortality- Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Imperishable, incomprehensible
Grants life, death no chance
Immortality
Falling Rain – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
With wet fingers
Strums the falling rain
On the balcony
Destination Europe – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Lost soul follow
The wind towards freedom
Destination Europe
Depression – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Dark clouds
Populate the mind
The world collapses
Dawn – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Spider web
Drowned in a sea of dew
Dawn
Black Hole – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Dying star
Overcome by the force of gravity
Black hole
Between – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Between here and there
A distance unreachable
While the plane took off
Autumn – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Raindrops threatening
Hear the wind that whispers
Leaves fall one by one
Freedom – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Where are the voices of truth
Where are the days of free thinking
Where is the silence for dreaming
Dreaming about
The unprecedented magnificence
Of freedom
Poem – Although They Are
Although they are
only breath, words
which I command
are immortal
Poem – Moonlight
The stars around the fair moon fade
Against the night,
When gazing full she fills the glade
And spreads the seas with silvery light.
A Sake Barrel – Ihara Saikaku
A sake barrel,
Born without hands, makes merry —
Cherry blossom time.
Windy Fall – Kobayashi Issa
At my daughter’s grave, Thirty days
After her death
Windy fall
These are the scarlet flowers
She liked to pick
Under My Tree Roof – Matsuo Basho
Under my tree roof
Slanting lines of April rain
Separate to drops.
What Fish Feel – Matsuo Basho
What fish feel
Birds feel, I don’t know
The year ending
Winter Garden – Matsuo Basho
Winter garden
The moon thinned to a thread
Insects singing
Wrapping Dumplings – Matsuo Basho
Wrapping dumplings in
Bamboo leaves, with one finger
She tidies, her hair
Years End – Matsuo Basho
Years end all
Corners of this
Floating world,swept
Cherry Tree – Hiroshi Satow
walking with my head down,
coming across a puddle,
now I find a cherry tree
in full blossom.
Fleas, Lice – Haiku
Fleas, Lice
A horse peeing
Near my pillow
A Weathered Skeleton – Haiku
A weathered skeleton
In windy fields of memory
Piercing like a knife
A Strange Flower – Haiku
A strange Flower
For buds and butterflies
The autumn sky
Bush Warbler – Haiku
Bush warbler
Shits on the rice cakes
On the porch rail
A Bee – Haiku
A bee
Staggers out
Of the peony
Buying Leeks – Haiku
Buying Leeks
And walking home
Under the bare trees
The Old Man – Haiku
The old man
Cutting barley
Bent like a sickle
Lighting One Candle – Haiku
Lighting one candle
With another candle
Spring evening
Ploughing The Land – Haiku
Ploughing the land
Not even a bird singing
In the mountains shadow
Early Summer Rain – Haiku
Early summer rain
Houses facing the river
Two of them
A Mosquite Buzzes – Haiku
A Mosquite buzzes
Every Time flowers
Of honeysuckle fall
Blow of an Ax – Haiku
Blow of an ax
Pine scent
The winter woods
A Bat Flits – Haiku
A bat flits
In moonlight
Above the plum blossoms
Over Ripe Sushi – Haiku
Over Ripe Sushi
The Master
Is full of regret
Life – Haiku
Life is short
Leaves have dried and fallen
Time is running out
Inspiration – Haiku
My mind so muddled
Birds singing merrily
Back to work with smile
Health – Haiku
Shadow of own
Protuberant stomach
Tomorrow on diet
Happy – Haiku
My dog is sleeping
Smiling and bow wowing
Perhaps chasing rabbits
God – Haiku
Cry not
On your knees confide silently
Peace from him above
Food – Haiku
Waiting
Little mouths open wide
For mother bird
Flowers – Haiku
Under the cherry tree
Flowers flying everywhere
See you, next spring
Smart Women – Haiku
Dark clouds in the sky
Today ten percent discount
Better bring more bags
Engagement Day – Haiku
Gentle kiss lingers
Their fingers two ring adorn now
Honeymoon becons
Dyeing Hair – Haiku
Dyeing her white hair
Black to camouflage her age
Wrinkles won’t lie.
Christmas Day – Haiku
On Christmas Day
Children’s eyes shine like stars
Waiting for the surprise
Cat – Haiku
Cat at the mirror
Excited, greet the other
What is it thinking?
Candy – Haiku
Amazing candy
Conquers bitter medicine
Life’teacher
Camp Fire – Haiku
Summer camp fire
Doors locked, everyone’s out
The lonely house
Happiness – Haiku
Soap bubbles flying
Tiny claps, gentle jump
Melting mother’s heart.
Animal – Toshie Nohara
In Africa
Giraffe at one hotel window
What is for the breakfast ?
Old Well – Yosa Buson
Old well,
a fish leaps
dark sound.
Coolness – Yosa Buson
Coolness
The sound of the bell
as it leaves the bell.
Haiku – Yosa Buson
The winter river;
down it come floating
flowers offered to Buddha.
Dawn – Yosa Buson
Dawn–
fish the cormorants haven’t caught
swimming in the shallows.
My Arm for a Pillow – Yosa Buson
My arm for a pillow,
I really like myself
under the hazy moon.
Press my Breasts – Akiko Yosano
Press my breasts,
Part the veil of mystery,
A flower blooms there,
Crimson and fragrant.
Poem – I Like to Wash
I like to wash,
the dust of this world
In the droplets of dew.
