Egg plant

doko ni demo
nai ano aji wa
haha no aji

taste of mother's cooking ;
only in heart

Morning glory

osanago ga
ikutsu saita to
yubi orinu


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

Anthurium

ondanka
udaru you naru
atsusa kana


global warming
boiled like heat

Loquat

sarige nasa
hito no kokoro no
atatakasa


"Sarigenasa"
warm felling in mind

Goldfish

hi no hikari
mizu no naka made
kirakira to

sun light
shines in the water
star like

Hoozuki

natsu matsuri
yukata no kora ga
achi kochi ni


summer festival
children with Yukata
here and there

Beach crab

sawagashisa
sukoshi hanare te
umibe kana


the beach
a little apart from
noise and bustle

Tomato and Cucumber

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

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

osanago to
honki de kisoi
seisei su


played with
little children
I' ve refreshed.

Hydrangea and snail

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

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

kusa mushiri
chiisaki hana o
tori nokoshi


after weeding
a little flower remains

Swallow

watari dori
kotoshi mo kita ka
moto no su e


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

Ayu fishing

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

sanpo michi
katawara ni saku
sumiresou


stroll path
violet bloom
by the side

Crab

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

sinryoku no
momiji garasu ni
uturi keri


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

Spring haiku

haru no hi ya
nodoka ni tobu ka
guraida


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

Yama zakura

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

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

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

huyu sari te
niwa de kotori ga
mai asobi

Winter has gone
little birds are dancing
in the gareden

Higan

chi chi ha ha no
toshi wo koe taru
higan kana


living longer
more than my parent -
vernal equinox


In Japan, we call the equinotial week, "Higan".
We visit out family grave during equinotial week.