My mother's Haiga

Kaki ( Persimmon )

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:36:00 +0000

akikaze ni
konoha sasayaku
sato no niwa

country garden ;
leaves whisper
in autumn wind

Sparrow and Bug

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:21:00 +0000

do shita no
kowaku naiyo to
me de shirasu

please, don't be afraid
sparrow speaks to the bug
with his eyes

Egg plant

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:34:00 +0000

doko ni demo
nai ano aji wa
haha no aji

taste of mother's cooking ;
only in heart

Morning glory

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:46:00 +0000

osanago ga
ikutsu saita to
yubi orinu

a little child
bend her fingers
how many flowers in bloom.

Anthurium

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:49:00 +0000

ondanka
udaru you naru
atsusa kana

global warming
boiled like heat

Loquat

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:28:00 +0000

sarige nasa
hito no kokoro no
atatakasa

"Sarigenasa"
warm felling in mind

Goldfish

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:24:00 +0000

hi no hikari
mizu no naka made
kirakira to

sun light
shines in the water
star like

Hoozuki

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:46:00 +0000

natsu matsuri
yukata no kora ga
achi kochi ni

summer festival
children with Yukata
here and there

Beach crab

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:59:00 +0000

sawagashisa
sukoshi hanare te
umibe kana

the beach
a little apart from
noise and bustle

Tomato and Cucumber

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:57:00 +0000

いきおいは
市場の中の
人の声

ikioi wa
ichiba no nakano
hito no koe

energy
the people's voices
in the market

Watermelon

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:34:00 +0000

古里の
友とつどいて
高わらい

furusato no
tomo to tsudoite
taka warai

gethered with
friends of home town__
a healthy laugh

Janken

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:06:00 +0000

osanago to
honki de kisoi
seisei su

played with
little children
I' ve refreshed.

Hydrangea and snail

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:58:00 +0000

雨あがり
雨の花たち
生き生きと

ame agari
ame no hanatachi
ikiki to

after rain
june flowers
looks fresh

Little flower

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:44:00 +0000

空曇り
小さき花が
気にかかり

sora kumori
chiisaki hana ga
kini kakari

sky is dark
the little flower on my mind

Weeding

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sat, 31 May 2008 21:52:00 +0000

kusa mushiri
chiisaki hana o
tori nokoshi

after weeding
a little flower remains

Swallow

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:03:00 +0000

watari dori
kotoshi mo kita ka
moto no su e

the migratory birds
has come back to their home
this year again

Ayu fishing

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:25:00 +0000

furusato wa
ayu sumu tokoro
uono gawa

my home town
Ayu live in the Uono river

Ayu is a river fish can live just in cleen water.
Uono river runs in nigata-prefecture.

Stream in spring

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:10:00 +0000

sanpo michi
katawara ni saku
sumiresou

stroll path
violet bloom
by the side

Crab

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:46:00 +0000

ichigo gari
naruto no umi
shiroki suna

strawberry picking
sea of Naruto
white sand beach

Naruto-town is located in Chiba prefecture, and faced to the pacific ocean.
Some strawberry farms in Naruto-town are close to the beach.

Spring haiku

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sat, 17 May 2008 01:44:00 +0000

sinryoku no
momiji garasu ni
uturi keri

fresh green leaves
reflected in the glass --
the maple tree

Spring haiku

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:55:00 +0000

haru no hi ya
nodoka ni tobu ka
guraida

quiet day in spring --
flying slowly in the sky
a gentle glider

Yama zakura

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:34:00 +0000

yama oku ni
hisoka ni saku wa
yama zakura

deep in the mountain
blooming secretly
yama zakura

"Yama zakura" is one of cherry tree.
It grows naturally in mountain and field.
Petal is white. fresh leaves come out same time the blossoms.

Spring flower

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:51:00 +0000

hondoji no
hanami ni ike ba
tomo ni ai

to see spring flower
I went to an old temple
happened to see my friend

Japanese bush warbler

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:15:00 +0000

hokekyo no
koede miage shi
kozue kana

sound HOKEKYO
looking up at the sky
a green treetop

In this case, "HOKEKYO" means an onomatopoeia of Japanese bush warbler singing.
We call Japanese bush warbler, "Uguisu".
The bird sing so beautiful.

Winter has gone

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:17:00 +0000

huyu sari te
niwa de kotori ga
mai asobi

Winter has gone
little birds are dancing
in the gareden