translation by Fay Aoyagi
copyright (c) 2007
Fay's Haiku in Japanese 2
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kujirago no jisho poketto ni fuyu no hama
in my pocket
a dictionary of the whale language
winter beach
from Ten'I April 2004 issue
oni no sumu kuni ni pin sasu hoshi oboro
a pin on the map
showing where demons live--
misty stars
from Ten'I July 2004 issue
hoshi oboro (misty stars) is a spring kigo.
hatsutabi ya pasokon dokei mada nippon
first travel of the year--
PC clock still sets for
Japan time
from Ten'I April 2004 issue
ajisai ya kyou no kamen wa doreni shiyo
hydrangeas--
which mask I should choose
for today
from Ten'I September 2004 issue
reprinted in UPSTATE Dim Sum (Route 9 Haiku
Group 2006/II
touonsen reido no machi e tori kaeru
to the town
in the isothermal zone zero
birds return
from Ten'I May 2005 issue
tori kaeru (migrating birds return) is a spring kigo.
ne no kuni e ari wa sesseto tonnneru o
ants dig
a tunnel diligently
to the land of the dead
from Ten'I November 2004 issue
sankou ya koyubi no take no hina kazaru
San Francisco--
hina dolls in the hight of my pinkie
on the desk
from Ten'I June 2006 issue
Sankou is the old pronunciation of San Francisco in
Chinese characters
tsuki o hamu ryuu o sosen ni motsu hito to
eating the moon
with a person whose ancestor
is a dragon
from Ten'I December 2004 issuere
perikan no kuwaekirezaru aki yuuyake
pelicans
cannot carry
this autumn sunset
from Ten'I January 2005 issue
taka hato ni esukimou no me watashi no me
a hawk becomes a pigeon--
eyes of the inuit
eyes of mine
from Ten'I June 2004 issue
Taka hato to kasu (A hawk becomes a pegion) is a spring
kigo based on the ancient Lunar calender which divided the
year into 72 sub-seasons.
shinzou no ichiban oku de sakura saku
at the deepest corner
in my heart
cherry blossoms bloom
from Ten'I July 2004 issue
mizu no aki kane no ne shiroku hibikiori
autumn water
a temple bell
sounds white
from Ten'I January 2005 isue
sometamago hitotsu wa kin no tamago nari
Easter eggs
one of them is
a golden goose's egg
from Ten'I July 2004 issue
fuyuzare ya namae o kaete mitakunaru
withered winter--
temptation to change
my name
from Ten'I March 2005 isue
