недеља, 12. август 2012.

Yasuomi Koganei 2012 8th Haiku Meeting: August 11




memories of aunt



I share



with the clematis



Momo Nishimura







Queen of the Night



--she opens, she spreads her fragrance



after the guests have gone



Junko Saeki







sur le quai



en attendant le poisson



moi et le chat



Janick Belleau (Canada)







on the dock



waiting for the fish boat



the cat and I



Janick Belleau (Canada)







nuit d'été



couvrant le bruit des vagues



un groupe rock



Janick Belleau (Canada)







summer night



drowning out the sound of waves



a rock band



Janick Belleau (Canada)







putting down sake cup



I listen

rainy season moon



Tenshi Sakai







hoar frost on field



caressed



by the rays of the sun



Tatjana Debeljacki (Serbia)







Hiroshima -



non è il vento estivo



quello che soffia



Antonella Filippi (Italy)







Hiroshima -



it is not the summer wind



that blows



Antonella Filippi (Italy)







on the TV screen

heart-stopping perfection

London Olympic Games



Royal T. Fruehling (Hawai'i, USA)







fluffy cat's paw

airily touches my cheek

reminding me



Sergey Pianov (Russia)







from the ski lift



a bird’s eye view



of lilies in full bloom



Motoko Satoh







fireworks from my veranda



a few seconds earlier



than t.v.



Masako Omaki







no shade



in the midday town



an oleander blooms



Michi Umeda







summer butterfly



one shadow giving birth



to another, and another,,,,



Juichi Masuda







midday nap



the soul of me departing



into the dream



Maki Hatanaka







the summer the war ended



the Emperor’s speech beyond our grasp



water gushing from burst pipes



Hideo Ebihara







baby cicada!



sing loud!



live long!



Takeo Hanaoka







eco-friendly life



a green curtain of vine



gives welcome shade



Michiko Murai







hot news



from London 2012—



“Nadeshiko Japan”



Yasuhiko Shirota







well practiced?



soloist warblers in the mountain



do~do so mi, confidently



Midori Tanaka







summer vegetables



and the newspaper



from my home town



Midori Suzuki







tennis court boiled—



the piercing eyes



of the linesman



Ikken Ikemoto







Diamond Jubilee Queen



opening the London Olympics



as charming as in her coronation



Masaaki Oka







looking for a place



for nuclear waste?



Mr. Curiosity Rover!



Yasuomi Koganei







at the green light



waves of people, waves of heat



crossing



Takashi Ikari







wind blowing



through the freshly weeded neighborhood



autumn drawing near



Sachiko Kondo





Yasuomi Koganei 2012 7th Haiku Meeting; July 14




Cappadocia:



rainbow of balloons descend



tempting sharpened rocks



Stephen M. Block (USA)











salute, July 4

fireworks and whoop-de-do

birthday, U.S.A



Royal T. Fruehling (Hawai'i. USA)











droplet of dew



in the summer sunlight---



the life of a man



Vasile Moldovan (Romania)











sera ventosa



l’ubriaco e l’albero



avanti e indietro



Antonella Filippi (Italy)







windy evening



the drunk and the tree



to and fro



Antonella Filippi (Italy)











no one knows



where to go



a line of ants



Juichi Masuda











hydrangea



breath of air from sea



path in ancient city



Momo Nishimura











the aura



of hydrangea



in an infant’s smile



Tenshi Sakai











home from school



my daughter plays



school



Rob Scott (Stockholm)











Star Festival



“tanzaku” bamboo bending



with one more wish



Yuzu Sugita







rucola leaves



bitter but alas, loved



by bugs too



Junko Saeki











under the wisteria



parking



his wheelchair



Midori Suzuki











our chorus concert over



“Kampai” in chorus



over summer dishes



Hitoshi Ichinose











sleepless night



I trace my mother’s life



Kamikochi



Masako Omaki











Nagara River—



cormorant fishing flickering



in bonfire light



Masaaki Oka











white lotus blooming



I mourn a friend’s passing



memories amassing



Michiko Murai











red hot rallies



performed in the pure white



of Wimbledon



Ikken Ikemoto











endless white birches



under the midnight sun



--endless thoughts



Midori Tanaka











a lull in the rainy season



plodding—just plodding



in the park



Kiyoshi Sugita











wild monkey snarling



on summer grasses “Please let me pass”



pleads my husband



Sachiko Kondo











central station



in the twilight—



suspended dreams



Yasuomi Koganei











evening paper reads



“Extensive rain damage in Kyushu”



chilled wine arriving with prosciutto ham



Yasuhiko Shirota











back from his funeral



--my share of the berries



gone with the birds



Hideo Ebihara











from the cape



no ship in sight



only the breeze and horizon



Takeo Hanaoka











wedding in rich verdure



already



missing his daughter



Michi Umeda











watergushingafterwaterthe



neverendingchaseofthewaterfall



Takashi Ikari











Kumamoto floods



calling a one-time pupil



now 74



Shinya Ogata











every window in the train



a hundred colors



of hydrangea



Motoko Sato











returning to Hase Dera



hydrangeas



linger in the shade



Judy Halebsky (USA) (Tokyo)











light green



a graceful Mt.Wakakusa



quiet



Osamu Kawasaki

Yasuomi Koganei 2012 5th Haiku Meeting: May 12


2012 5th Haiku Meeting: May 12




Moderator: Catherine Urquhart

cold day of cherry blossoms --
walking to the station
my back getting warm


Momo Nishimura











May



suddenly, people everywhere



in lighter clothes, in lighter spirit



Junko Saeki











midnight cool



rain to snow



--is this spring?



Navita Kalra (Canada)











nothing more common



than a daffodil except



the first one in spring



Stephen M. Block (USA)







over the walls



of five-seven-five



a ceiling open to the sky



Stephen M. Block (USA)











after the hailstorm --



broken petunias spreading



their fragrance



Tomislav Maretic (Croatia)







boy's day --



looking at the photo album



of my deceased father



Tomislav Maretic (Croatia)











May twelve perigee

moon comes nearer to the earth

for a better look



Royal T. Fruehling (Hawai'i, USA)











Stablo starog



Lesnika podilzi



Mravlja jeza



Tatjana Debeljački (Serbia)







the old hazelnut tree



shivering



with ant chills



Tatjana Debeljački (Serbia)











prolaze oblaci

prolaze misli

srcem caj



Zoran Mimica (Croatian)







clouds passing by

thoughts passing by

- sipping my tea



Zoran Mimica (Croatian)











as if by magic



wasps vanish



leaving their elaborate home



Sachiko Kondo











able or not



to be a wicked woman?



flowering spirea



Juichi Masuda











behind purple hydrangea



touching up her face



--a rickshaw girl



Hideo Ebihara











many faces



many minds



shelter from a shower



Ikken Ikemoto











bubbles rising



inside each



a child’s dream



Michiko Murai











a miracle



in bloom



--transplanted wisteria



Hitoshi Ichinose











crossing the bridge



I am at one



with the spring breeze



Michi Umeda











thirty years to go



to match my mother’s life



--peach blooms



Masako Omaki











Shangri-la Tibetan temple



sky burial hill beyond



--birds into clouds



Midori Tanaka











“How about a drink?”



liquor shop owner sprinkles rice



for sparrows in a row



Maki Hatanaka











50 kids planting



50 trees with 50 smiles



--the fragrant breeze



Yuzu Sugita











shaking his hand



after 30 years of light



and darkness



Shinya Ogata











cherry petals falling



hands together I pray



for their souls



Takashi Ikari











Japanese azaleas



luckily away



from the tornadoes



Kiyoshi Sugita











chorus of frogs



the sudden breeze



of old days



Takeo Hanaoka











breezy garden



single banana plant leaf



beckons me in



Motoko Sato











in the floodlight



a bank-guard checking his pistol --



strong sirocco



Yasuomi Koganei











Tagore songs



flowing freely into my heart



--late spring



Masaaki Oka