Haiku World of Patricia Lidia in Romania

  

Patricia Lidia in Romania kindly contributed New Year’s card and her haiku to International Haiku New Year’s Festival 2011.

 

 

 

fairytales 　　　　　　　　　　          おとぎ話を聞く 

in front of the stove - 　　　　   ストーブの前で　

childhood memories 　　　　　  子供の頃の思い出

 

 

on a rabbit’s back 　　　　　　　　　兎の背に乗って

hopping in New Year - 　　　　　 新年に跳んでいる

new resolutions 　　　　　　　　　　 新しい抱負が　

 

 

Patricia Lidia has her haiku blog, in which she kindly translated my haiku into Romanian: http://patricialidia.wordpress.com/ .

 

Haiku scrise de Hidenori Hiruta　（蛭田秀法）
Haiku written by Hidenori Hiruta（蛭田秀法）

Haiku despre iarna/Haiku about winter

Haiku despre iarnă / Winter Haiku

La poalele muntelui Taihei, Akita/At the foot of Mt. Taihei, Akita

 

冬日差し山気緩むや太平山

The winter sun
breaks ―
Mt. Taihei

 

Soarele iernii
se sfărâmă în bucăţi –
Muntele Taihei

 

 

 

竹林の老ひし熊見る永遠の夢

The old bear
dreams of eternity
a bamboo grove

 

Ursul cel bătrân
visează-ntotdeauna
dumbrăvi de bambus

 

 

雪の中琵琶の音凍へ静寂へと

In the snow
too cold for the lute
into silence

 

În zăpadă e
prea frig pentru lăuta
ce stă tăcută

 

  

 

Here are some of Patricia Lidia’s latest works with some of photos, inspired by her birth city:

 

at vespers -　　　　　　　　　　　　

crooked crosses on the hill,　　　　

bird nests 　　　　　　　　　　　　

 

夕べの祈り ―

曲がった十字架

鳥の巣

 

 

heavy hat
on grandparents’ house -
frozen snow

 

重い帽子

祖父母の家の上 ―

凍った雪

 

 

 

shooting star -
searching through the snowdrifts,
only fireworks

 

流れ星 ―

風に吹かれる雪を通して探す

花火だけを

 

 

 

drizzle -
beggar’s palm
full of leaves

 

霧雨 ―

乞食の手のひら

葉で一杯

 

 

yawning in class -
playing hopscotch on the pavement
only the chestnuts

 

クラスでは欠伸 ―

舗道では石けり遊び

ただ栗だけ

 

 

 

cold drops of rain -
among boats and rubbish,
the last lily

 

冷たい雨滴 ―

舟とくずの間に

最後の百合

 

 

insomnia again -
neighbor singing all the time
the same song

 

また眠れない ―

隣人がずっと歌っている

同じ歌を

 

 

lonely neighbor -
old songs on harpsichord
and the rain

 

孤独な隣人 ―

チェンバロで古い歌

そして雨

 

hail falling
through the old roof -
lights and shadows

 

霰が降る

古い屋根を通って ―

光と影

 

 

a cup of tea
and an open book -
stars at the window

 

一杯のお茶

そして開かれた本 ―

窓には星

I sincerely hope that you will stay and have a good time in the beauties and wonders of Patricia Lidia’s haiku world.

 

The next posting ‘Haiku by Students at Odate Homei High School（大館鳳鳴高校）in Akita, Northern Japan’  appears on February 26.

 

― Hidenori Hiruta

 

 

Haiku about New Year (2010) (Part 2)

Haiku poets celebrated the New Year by writing haiku, painting haiga, or taking pictures, and so on.

Masuda Aika（桝田愛佳）painted haiga to celebrate the Year of the Tiger in Akita, Japan.

 

Masuda Junko（桝田純子）, Aika’s mother, wrote haiku for her sister, who is expecting a baby 13 years after her marriage.

on tiger’s back

miracle baby coming

to my sister

 

 

寅の背にのって夢の子やってくる

Tora no se ni  notte yume no ko  yatte kuru

 

Roberta Beary wrote haiku at her family reunion in Washington, DC, USA.

new year’s visit

3 generations greet me

with the same smile

 

 

新年や微笑み同じ三世代

Shin nen ya  hohoemi onaji  san sedai

 

 

Emiko Miyashita（宮下惠美子） wrote haiku at her mother’s family reunion in Fukushima, Japan.

New Year’s morning― 

mother’s kitchen crowded

with sisters- in-law

 

 

あらたまの母の厨の混みあへり

Aratama no  haha no kuriya no  komiae ri

 

 

Fay Aoyagi（青柳飛）wrote haiku in celebration of the 1^st anniversary of the birth of ‘Today’s Haiku’  in her blog ‘Blue Willow Haiku World’  in San Francisco, CA, USA.

She has been introducing many haiku as possible, translating them into English for non-Japanese readers.

Basho’s Deep North

my footsteps zigzag

on the first snow

 

 

陸奥（みちのく）の初雪を踏むジグザグと

Michinoku no  hatsuyuki wo fumu  jiguzagu to

 

Yousei Hime wrote haiku in a challenging way on New Year’s Day in Michigan, USA.

she tracks lean oxen

with passionate roar, springs―hunts

for a better year

 

 

痩牛を勇躍求め良い年に

Sougyu wo  yuyaku motome  yoi toshi ni

 

Gabi Greve took pictures and wrote haiku in Okayama,Japan.

like Buddha Amida

coming over the mountains ―

First Sunrise !

 

 

山越えの阿弥陀のごとく初日の出

Yamagoe no  Amida no gotoku  hatsuhi no de

 

 

John McDonald writes haiku in Scots – one of the two languages native to Scotland (the other being the celtic-rooted Gaelic). He also translates it into English in Edinburgh, UK.

ne’erday

spyog-prents athort the snaw ―

towmond o the teeger

 

 

new year’s day

paw-prints across the snow ―

year of the tiger

 

 

元旦の雪に足跡寅の年

Gantan no  yuki ni ashiato  tora no toshi

 

 

Marshall Hryciuk wrote haiku in Toronto, Canada.

New Year’s Day hockey

someone has placed a shovel

across the goal line

 

 

元日のホッケー　シャベルがゴールライン

Ganjitsu no  hokke shaberu ga  gouru rain

 

 

Joshua Sellers writes haiku in West Memphis, Arkansas, USA.

the first day’s sky:

blue within blue,

wandering thoughts

 

 

元日や想ひさすらふ青い空

Ganjitsu ya  omoi sasurau  aoi sora

 

 

William Sorlien writes haiku in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.

He says they have just had an unusually harsh cold spell, lasting from Christmas to now. Temperatures never rose above freezing, and averaged around – 20 C.

taking a bite

from a bitter orange

january thaw

 

 

一月の解けしオレンジ味苦し

Ichigatsu no  tokeshi orenji  aji nigashi

 

 

Louis Osofsky writes haiku in Quincy, CA, USA.

waiting for happiness ―

i hang

 a new calendar

 

 

幸せを期待しながら暦掛け

Shiawase wo  kitai shinagara  koyomi gake

 

 

John Tiong Chunghoo writes haiku in Malaysia.

new year day

suddenly i feel myself

so old

 

 

元旦や卒然と老ひ感じたり

Gantan ya  sotsuzen to  oi kanji tari

 

 

P K Padhy writes haiku in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.

The night celebrates

new star arrival

cracking firework.

 

 

新星の出現祝ふ夜の花火

Shinsei no  shutsugen iwau  yo no hanabi

 

 

RAM SHARMA writes haiku in MEERUT u.p, India.

Hope is the driving force

most joyful source,

Will show you the right way

 

 

希望こそ正しき道へ駆り立てる

Kibou koso  tadashiki michi e  karitateru

 

 

Ettore Mosciano writes haiku in English as well as in Italian in Rome, Italy.

Cradled by wave,

is the polished rock

fishing the dreams.

 

 

波磨く育てし岩や夢探す

Nami migaku  sodateshi iwa ya  yume sagasu

 

 

Alberto Savoi also writes haiku in English as well as in Italian in Venice, Italy.

Walking in a mist

have a look of the stars above ―

this path is still long.

 

 

霧の中星見むとする道遠し

Kiri no naka  hoshi min to suru  michi to o si

 

Last of all, let me post my haiku and a picture of Mt. Taihei in Akita, Japan.

A new tiger

climbs Mt. Taihei ―

my first dream

 

 

初夢や新生の寅山登る

Hatsuyume ya  shinsei no tora  yama noboru

 

 

The last part of haiku about the New Year appears on January 23.

 

―　Hidenori Hiruta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haiku about the New Year (2010)

 

Happy New Year

2010 !

the Year of the Tiger

 

謹賀新年     kinga shinnen

二千十年           nisen ju nen 

平成二十二年　　heisei niju ninen

庚寅               Kanoe Tora

  

Miss Masuda Aika（桝田愛佳）, a freshman at Seirei Senior High School in Akita, celebrated the New Year by contributing her haiga to the Akita Sakigake Newspaper （秋田魁新報） on January 1. We readers enjoyed it in the newspaper, sharing the delights of the coming of the New Year with each other.

 

 Ms. Masuda Junko（桝田純子）, Aika’s mother, also contributed her haiku about the New Year to the newspaper.

 

初春や山輝いて力湧く 

hatsuharu ya  yama kagayai te  chikara waku

 

Mt. Taihei shines,

giving me power ― 

New Year’s Day

 

 

 

This is a picture of Mt. Taihei （太平山）, which made me write the following haiku.

 

新玉の光に映える太平山 

aratama no  hikari ni haeru  Taiheizan

 

Mt. Taihei 

reflects the light

New Year’s Day

 

 

Next I post two of my haiku about Namahage （なまはげ）, or ‘Ogre’ in the Oga Peninsula, Akita.

The first haiku also appeared in the Akita Sakigake Newspaper on January 1.

 

なまはげも男鹿半島で五七五 

Namahage mo  Ogahantou de  go shichi go

 

Namahage Ogre

writes haiku too ― 

the Peninsula of Oga

 

 

 

The second haiku is this:

 

なまはげは入道崎の光かな

Namahage wa  Nyudouzaki no   hikari kana

 

Namahage Ogre

keeps the lighthouse ―

Cape of Oga

 

Last of all I post haiku and some photos of swans I happened to find a little before the New Year’s Day.

There were swans taking a break during their flight near the bank of the Omono River （雄物川）in Akita.

Fortunately, I saw swans grooming there.

 

白鳥の繕ひ新た葦の岸

hakucho no  tsukuroi arata  ashi no kishi

 

Swans

groom by the reed bank

for the New Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

We wish you a wonderful 2010 !

 

―　Hidenori Hiruta

 

Haiku by Professor Kirby Record (Part 2)

Professor Kirby Record teaches as director of English for Academic Purposes at Akita International University(AIU)(国際教養大学) in Akita.

He also writes haiku. He is a fellow haiku poet of mine.

 

On October 11 and 12, we participated in AIU Festival and exhibited works of haiku posted on the website, giving haiku activities, such as some haiku quiz.

During the event, Professor Kirby Record joined our activities and contributed his  book of poetry titled “A Welcome Coolness” to me.

 

I post poetry in his book, dividing them into some parts and giving them a Japanese translation, which isn’t sometimes literal. It’s me, Hidenori Hiruta who translated his poetry into Japanese.

The title of his book is derived from the following haiku:

a sudden breeze

in bright winter sunlight, leaves

a welcome coolness

 

冬光に　爽涼迎ふ　風そよぐ

toko ni  soryo mukau  kaze soyogu

 

 

春は花　　　　　　　　　Haru wa hana

夏ほととぎす             Natsu hototogisu

秋は月                   Aki wa tsuki

冬雪さえて               Fuyu yuki saete

すずしかりけり    　　　 Suzushi kari keri

道元禅師 

 

This poetry is Waka (和歌literally “Japanese poem”) written by Dogen Zenji (道元禅師)(1200-1253), a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher born in Kyoto, and the founder of the Soto school of Zen in Japan.

Professor Kirby Record translated it into English as follows:

“To everything there is a season.” 

 

Ecclesiastes

 

In Spring, cherry blossoms

In Summer, the cuckoo,

In Autumn, the moon,

In Winter, the snow,

Cold and clear.

 

Dogen　Zenji

 

 

Here I post haiku about autumn by Professor Kirby Record.

 

after rain  the ferns in the window  turn gold

 

雨の後　窓辺のシダや　金色に

ame no ato  madobe no shida ya  konjiki ni 

 

 

sleeper car  the clacking of rails  october rain

 

寝台車　レールのカタットといふ音　十月の雨

shindaisha  re-ru no katta to iu oto  jugatsu no ame

 

 

scent  of the rice harvest  at dawn

 

刈り入れの　稲の匂ひや　暁に

kariire no  ine no nioiya   akatsuki ni

 

 

first october frost

just cold enough to feel good

with hands in pockets

 

十月の初霜　　ほど良い寒さに　　ポケットに手を

jugatsu no hatsushimo  hodo yoi samusa ni  pokketo ni te wo

 

 

japanese maple

 brighter than bright sunlight

all around it

 

イロハモミジ　　日光よりも鮮明　　周囲悉く

iohamomiji  nikkou yorimo senmei  shui kotogotoku

 

 

autumn moon glowing

   nearly as bright as the sun

sinks into sunset

 

秋の月　夕日のごとく　鮮やかに

aki no tsuki  yuhi no gotoku  azayaka ni

 

 

the autumn colors

on those nearby mountains, blur

into pure whiteness

 

近山の　秋色かすみ　純白に

kinzan no  shushoku kasumi  junpaku ni

 

 

climbing the mountain

how quickly it is passing

forty-sixth autumn

 

山登る　４６度目の秋 　速し

yama noboru  yonjurokudome no aki  hayashi

 

 

late october rain

on rice fields’ empty stubble:

orange persimmons

 

１０月の晩雨　稲田の刈り株　柿オレンジ色

jugatsu no ban u  inada no karikabu  kaki orenji iro

 

 

Next I post some haiku of mine and some photos of autumn.

 

Autumn high skies

Mt. Taihei coloring

purple

 

天高く　紫深し　太平山

ten takaku  murasaki  fukashi  taiheizan

 

 

Snow-capped mountain

leaves coloring ―

late autumn

 

晩秋や　山 雪帽子　紅葉に

banshu ya  yama yukiboshi  momiji ba ni

 

 

 

Japanese maple

brightening the garden ―

samurai premise

 

映える庭　イロハモミジの　武家屋敷　

haeru niwa  irohamomiji no  bukeyashiki

 

 

 

The autumn colors ―

gingko accompanies  

Japanese maple

 

秋色や　イロハモミジに　イチョウの木　

shushoku ya  irohamomiji ni  icho no ki

 

 

Fallen leaves

into the water ―

Lake Tazawa

 

秋更ける　田沢の湖に　散る落葉

aki fukeru  Tazawa no umi ni  chiru ochiba

 

 

 

Princess Tatsuko

sees fallen leaves ―

how many years ?

 

辰子姫　落葉見しより　幾年ぞ　

Tatsukohime  ochiba mishi yori  ikutose zo

 

 

Last of all, I post my favorite haiku of Basho’s, translated into English by Donald Keene.

 

Along this road

There are no travellers ―

Nightfall in autumn

 

此の道や行人なしに秋の暮　

kono michi ya  yuku hito nashi ni  aki no kure

 

 

Autumn has deepened

I wonder what the man next door

Does for a living ?

 

秋深き隣は何をする人ぞ　

aki fukaki  tonari wa nani wo  suru hito zo

 

―　Hidenori Hiruta

 

 

Haiku about Autumn Rice Fields

On September 30, the activities of our network were reported in the Akita Sakigake newspapers （秋田魁新報:Akita Sakigake Shinpou）.

 That afternoon one of the readers sent to us haiku about ‘autumn rice fields’ , or ‘秋の稲田(aki no inada)’ .  The Kanji characters ‘ 秋田‘  are used as the name of Akita City and Akita Prefecture.

The reader is a haiku poet named 伊藤貞順 (Itoh Teijun) living in 能代市 (Noshiro-shi) , Akita.  She also sent us a beautiful picture of the golden rice fields in the countryside.

 

First of all I’d like to post her haiku.

秋空に黄色輝く稲穂かな 

akizora ni  kiiro kagayaku  inaho  kana  

 

Under autumn sky

their yellow color is shining

ears of rice

 

収穫に稲穂傾く黄色かな 

shuukaku ni  inaho katamuku  kiiro kana

 

For harvest

ears of rice bending down

how yellow!

 

金色の稲穂に感謝秋の空 

konjiki no  inaho ni kansha  aki no sora

 

A lot of thanks

for golden ears of rice

autumn sky

 

秋の風黄色の海原稲実る 

akino kaze  kiiro no unabara  ine minoru

 

Autumn wind

rice ripen in fields

like a yellow sea

 

Secondly, I’d like to show you a picture I took at the foot of Mt. Taihei (太平山　Taiheizan) in Akita, and my haiku.

 

天高し稲田見守る太平山

ten takashi  inada mimamoru  Taiheizan

 

Mt. Taihei

watching rice fields

autumn high skies

 

Last of all, I’d like to show you haiku written by Matsuo Basho on ‘the Narrow Road to Oku’, in 1689.

 

早稲の香や分け入る右は有磯海

wase no ka ya  wakeiru migi wa  Arisoumi

 

Sweet-smelling rice fields!

To our right as we push through,

The Ariso Sea.

          Translated by Donald keene

 

 

―　Hidenori  Hiruta