... the fugu in a chrysanthemum arrangement The white flesh of the fugu mimics in texture and color the petals of the chrysantemum; also, the risk of the...
... Chibi ............................................. Thanks for a delicious reminder of fugu puffer fish chrysanthemums, Chibi san ! Yes, they are gourgeus...
kasumi hi ya shuuban oshi ni sanri hodo hazy day ... to get my temple stamp I walk about seven miles Kobayashi Issa, 1821 Tr. Gabi Greve shuuban, the temple...
shinryoku ni ningyooyaki no kaori tatsu among the fresh green there is the fragrance of figure waffles Akane (Tr. Gabi Greve) Here are some sweets for you ...
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM! IHOP* I suggest figure waffles to the waitress *International House of Pancakes A little senryu to sweeten you day... ciao... chibi...
ume saite niwachuu ni aozame ga kite iru plums are blossoming ... everywhere in my garden blue sharks have come from the collection YuubokuShuu Tr. Gabi Greve ...
. hana wa mina bosatsu oniyuri ko-oniyuri the flowers are all Bodhisattvas - tiger lilies, small tiger lilies Kawasaki Tenko The Japanese word for "tiger lily"...
Shinshuu no samusa o omou sobayu kana I think of the cold there is Shinshu - cooking water of buckwheat noodles Masaoka Shiki (Tr. Gabi Greve) He wrote this as...
haru oshimu yado ya Nihon no toofujiru lamenting spring in this lodgings ... the tofu soup of Japan Masaoka Shiki (Tr. Gabi Greve) He wrote this for his uncle...
musasabi no kuru kamo shirezu kayari taku a flying squirrel might come by ... burning insect repellants Saito Kafu / Saitoo Kafuu Tr. Gabi Greve More about...
Breakfast enjoyed in the fine company of morning glories -Basho http://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=en&q=%E2%80%9Din+the+fine+company+of%E2%80%9D+basho ...
sangatsu no amanattoo no ufufufufu sugar-glazed beans of March u fu fu fu fu Tsubouchi Nenten (Tr. Gabi Greve) ufufu ... imagine some old ladies eating sweets...
"You're a lot of fools wearing skullcaps!" evening moorhen zukin kita ahoo ahoo to ya yuu kuina by Issa, 1821 Is Issa (through the moorhen) making fun of human...
akatonboo hane o tottara toogarashi red dragonfly ... when you take the wings off it is just a red pepper Takarai Kikaku (Tr. Gabi Greve) More about the red...
waribashi de senaka o kaite iru watashi with disposable chopsticks I scratch my back Tokizane Shinko (Tr. Gabi Greve) I put only one letter in line 2, to try...
mi hioogi matasetsurenai hito mo ita leopard lily seeds - and there are also people who are not kept waiting Hidamari (Tr. Gabi Greve) This haiku makes...
kurayami de hirumeshi o kuu urushi-kaki in the darkness they eat their lunch - laquer sap collectors anonymous (Tr. Gabi Greve) ............... I just saw them...
ushimitsu no wara ningyoo ga warau yoru after midnight the straw dolls laughs ... what a night anonymous senryu (tr. Gabi Greve) wara ningyo, straw dolls a...
Here are three about the TAI which I found recently. Maybe the translations can be improved? manaita ni uroko chirishiku sakuradai on the chopping board the...
tonari sumu hinshi ni mochi o wakachi-keri with the poor man who lives next door I share some mochi Masaoka Shiki (Tr. Gabi Greve) Read more about the MOCHI,...
minazuki no asagao suzushi asa no tsuki month of june and the morning glories look so cool - moon in the morning Chora (1729 - 1780) (Tr. Gabi Greve) There is...
tabitito ni kinoo wa iwana kyoo wa ayu for the traveller yesterday local trout today sweetfish Morita Toge (Tr. Gabi Greve) iwana, Salvelinus pluvius ayu,...
daigomi mo sasuga ni Tosa no funaryoori such delicious taste ! yes indeed this is the food on board in Tosa Iino san (tr. Gabi Greve) Tosa Food and funaryoori,...
yama-nashi ya yama wa aru kedo umi wa nashi Oh mountain pears ! Yamanashi is surruonded by mountains but not by the sea Kawazu yori (tr. Gabi Greve) This is a...
kazaguruma sai no kawara no moozaruto windwheels and Mozart at the limbo of children anonymous kokekoke to sai no kawara e Nehan Nishi koke koke kok the...
Hi Gabi, Thanks for letting me be part of this group. I probably have lots of questions, but the timeless questions are those basic ones: 1. which translation...
... Dear Alan, let me take them one by one ... The Frog, well extensively it is here http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/sound-of-water.html For me, living...
... Hi again, here are a few, http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/warrior-tsuwamono.html do you have any others in mind? natsukusa ya tsuwamano-domo ga...
... I would say they are inherent. Haiku is the "poetry of the first person" ... unless stated otherwise. There are so many ways to express MY or YOURS or HIS...