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2012 First Haiku Meeting: January 21
Moderator: Catherine Urquhart

a cup of hot coffee
on a chilly morning ---
counting my blessings
Junko Saeki

thoughts on
the departing year
Karajan LP crackles
Ikken Ikemoto

plane trees
line winter’s walkway
-- a perfect perspective
Takashi Ikari

sunset ---
black silhouettes of geese
over the snowy fields
Tomislav Maretic (Croatia)

in the winter sun,
now green, now blue
the mallard’s head

not a myth to him
the fact of global warming
stranded polar bear
Royal T. Fruehling (Hawai'i, USA)

http://www.geocities.jp/yix04102/2012.html 12/11/2012

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first snow in the capital
-- reading a letter
from Hokkaido
Kiyoshi Sugita

raking leaves ---
the scent
of nostalgia
Michiko Murai

icicles ---
if only
I could have tusks
Tenshi Sakai

hard frost ---
two sparrows warm themselves
chirping
Vasile Moldovan (Romania)

the naked rowan
discloses the empty nest
of our two magpies
Hanne Hansen (Denmark)

friendship
finally restored
--- a new year’s card
Midori Suzuki

if asked
“Why the hurry”, I would reply
“The sun is sinking”
Shinya Ogata


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through the bush
a heron eyes a fish
--- spring afternoon
Hideo Ebihara

he seems happy
nobody blames me
so, why this uneasiness?
Masako Omaki

buds on bare branches
looking up earnestly
once I was young
Sachiko Kondo

after the performance
his silhouette dancing
on the cold moon
Maki Hatanaka

new year cards
full of joyful pictures
of overseas
Takeo Hanaoka

the wrecked cruise ship
no tsunami
no captain
Yasuomi Koganei

snowy morning
almost drowned
in the scent of winter sweet
Yasuhiko Shirota


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pouring tea
wrapped in the steam
--- winter morning happiness
Midori Tanaka

new year sun
glinting in the dragon’s eye
--- sublime cloud
Sugita Yuzu

red berries of spear flower
adorning my room
right into the new year
Masaaki Oka

the long line of white breath
stretching to the shrine
New Year’s Eve
Momo Nishimura

2012 2nd Haiku Meeting: February 11

old people unable
to clear snow from their roofs
where are their children?
Junko Saeki

fuoco in cucina
questa sera il tramonto
viene a cena
Antonella Filippi (Italy)

fire in the kitchen


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this evening the sunset
calls in for dinner

mild weather-
from the snowman's eyes
true tears

on a chilly night
unexpected illumination
along the Marunouchi street
Momo Nishimura

beautiful they are
faces mirroring the world
Hawai'i's children

Notre-Dame bathed
in crystal clear winter sun
young couples kissing

angler
now angling, now bathing
in winter sunshine
Tenshi Sakai

signs
from under the soil
-early spring
Michiko Murai

books on the desk


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rug on my knees
nodding off
Sachiko Kondo

people snowed up
for days on end
a stone’s throw away
Masako Omaki

at his graveside
the three of us
winter sparrows
Ikken Ikemoto

along the curtain of snow
the train’s switchback mingles
with memories
Takeo Hanaoka

long time no see
“Detective Poirot” on TV
-from the fireside
Kiyoshi Sugita

in the icy wind
my pet dog poops at last
-well done!
Shinya Ogata

leafing turnips
out of their role
adorn my window
Motoko Satoh

boys chasing


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a demon
-mask festival
Midori Suzuki

early spring
clapping my hands twice
red shrine high
Hideo Ebihara

Waltzing Matilda
sayonara song for a colleague
who became a friend
Masaaki Oka

deep winter
things rippling in the mirror
I face my darkness
Maki Hatanaka

over the streams
haze or radioactive smog?
-garbage plant chimneys
Midori Tanaka

giving the kiss of life
to a dummy
-feeling the cold
Takashi Ikari

girl in snow light
waving, waving, turning
into a pink dot
Yuzu Sugita

from the bottle


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ants attempting to escape
-a huge snowfall
Yasuomi Koganei

playing houses
delicious meals of
spiraea
Koji Kurimoto

2012 March Haiku Meeting: March 10

Yuanxiao Festival
fireworks, sweet fillings
radiant smiles
Danyang Feng (China) (Tokyo)

wings flapping
baby sparrow sporting his voice
with a quick vibrato
Michiko Murai

stone steps shining softly
a reminder
of spring rain
Junko Saeki

melting snow-
instead of the snowman
just a puddle

i coriandoli -
dentro le pozzanghere


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il carnevale

confetti
in the puddles
carnival time

Parfum de cires-
aduce o speranta
printre ruine.
Anastasia Dumitru (Romania)

cherry fragrance ----
brings hope
among the ruins
Anastasia Dumitru (Romania)

the smell of rain
on the tops of the mountains
colors of spring
Tatjana Debeljacki (Serbia)

in my summer house
the clock still shows
summer time
Zoran Mimica (Austria)

February 29 --
we get another day
out of the soup
Robert Scott (Stockholm)

cradled by the waves
a lifeless form offshore
his last fishing trip


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to visit mother
travelling by local bus
the only passenger

old plum tree
blooms diligently
but just a little
Shinya Ogata

the earth is
not only for human beings
-worms awakening
Midori Tanaka

fresh tree stump
with 90 annual rings
-what are you thinking?
Motoko Satoh

slow afternoon
subway passengers
each to his own
Masako Omaki

bullfrog
dives into the Fossa Magna
crash!
Ikken Ikemoto

an elderly woman
struggling on slippery pavements
-snowfall in Tokyo
Kiyoshi Sugita


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soft sunlight
on plum blossoms
dimples on a smiling face
Takeo Hanaoka

flower viewers happy enough
with only a few
apricot blossoms
Takashi Ikari

silent garden
full of grieving plum blossoms
old man is gone now
Midori Suzuki

sharply remaining
scars of the disaster
spring still cold---
Hitoshi Ichinose

early spring
a ball thrown back into the playground
smiling children
Masaaki Oka

mom’s journey to heaven
snow
on her red plum blossom
Yuzu Sugita

purring, rolling
on the ground by tombstones
cats in love
Sachiko Kondo


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arrow box on his back
showered in cherry blossoms
Samurai Donald Keene
Hideo Ebihara

the tsunami-ravaged pine tree
once again cradling
the spring moon
Yasuomi Koganei

blown over the fence
the neighbour’s cherry blossom
lands on my lawn
Rado Majkut (Poland) (Tokyo)

no plum blossoms yet
our typhoon-battered tree
on crutches
Rado Majkut (Poland) (Tokyo)

sounds from the stable
thudding on the soil
hungry for the morning meadow
Juichi Masuda

soaking in my bathtub
the sunlight dazzling
this snowy morning
Momo Nishimura

a rock-anchored pine
pruned by the wind
bonsai master
Stephen M. Block (USA)


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2012 4th Haiku Meeting: April 14

cherry blossoms in the park
cleared
of homeless persons
Junko Saeki

hangover -
the voice of a blackcap
clearing my mind

lingering cold -
my daughter skips stones
across the ice
Robert Scott (Stockholm)

Easter night-
all around the church
candles and plum blossoms

black hats, black ringlets
rushing to the synagogue
--Passover

mountains
beyond mountains
in all the glory of spring
Sachiko Kondo


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stormy night
awake in bed
alone
Masako Omaki

ｒaft of cherry petals
ｄrifting on the river
--the characters のand く
ＨｉｄｅｏＥｂｉｈａｒａ

spring mist
taking Tokyo Tower
out of my sight
Michi Umeda

raindrops
breaking apart the raft
of cherry petals
Hitoshi Ichinose

wild cherry blossoms
in the moonlit mountains
a true gift from the gods
Juichi Masuda

meeting today
parting tomorrow
--a spring storm
Shinya Ogata

finest spring day
--the soundtrack to my stargazing
a kalavinka song
Ikken Ikemoto


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first years all smiles
thronging on the mats
of cherry petals
Motoko Sato

from here on
cherry blossoms
head north
Takeo Hanaoka

over the hills of rubble
a cherry petal blizzard
blown into the Pacific
Yasuhiko Shirota

pruned rose
named after an old love song
--harbor of memories
Midori Tanaka

stepping out
into the moonlight
nothing fallen but pollen
Yasuomi Koganei

a false start
of cherry blossom parties
few branches in bloom
Takashi Ikari

untying knots
cherry blossoms open
unhurriedly
Tenshi Sakai


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evening drizzle
--the white breath
of a guide dog
Midori Suzuki

botanical gardens
cherry trees stand alongside
Newton’s grafted apple tree
Masaaki Oka

patissier’s art
rich bright colors abound
spring has sprung
Michiko Murai

this weekend peaceful
for viewing the last cherry blossoms
--failed missile launch
Kiyoshi Sugita

the aged sakura tree
blooms and sheds her blossoms
all is life
Yuzu Sugita

a nice day in May
two clouds
shaped like England
Osami Kawasaki

Noh stage afloat
on the flicker of torches
--cherry branches sway
Momo Nishimura


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2012 5th Haiku Meeting: May 12

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

over the walls
of five-seven-five
a ceiling open to the sky

after the hailstorm --
broken petunias spreading
their fragrance

boy's day --
looking at the photo album
of my deceased father


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May twelve perigee
moon comes nearer to the earth
for a better look

Stablo starog
Lesnika podilzi
Mravlja jeza

the old hazelnut tree
shivering
with ant chills

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


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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 blossoms
Masako Omaki

Shangri-la Tibetan temple
sky burial hill beyond
--birds into clouds
Midori Tanaka


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“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


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in the floodlight
a bank-guard checking his pistol --
strong sirocco
Yasuomi Koganei

Tagore songs
flowing freely into my heart
--late spring
Masaaki Oka

2012 6th Haiku Meeting: June 9

summer walk
at the end of the path
Basho by the river
Junko Saeki

leaves
and a cosmic show
on the shoji screen
Momo Nishimura

an armful
of fragrance
-my lavender
Midori Tanaka

a white variety
adding expression
to the rose garden
Takashi Ikari

harvest time


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instead of earrings, the doll wears
ripe cherries

through the woods
the dirt road snakes unnoticed
by all but the sun

una candela -
la sera relegata
fuori in giardino

a candle -
evening banished
to the garden

one sign it is June
observed throughout Hawai'i
brides and grooms from Japan

sudden downpour -
interrupting the orchestra
of cicadas

patchwork of fields
rice, wheat, rice
green, brown, green
Masako Omaki

wisteria swaying
with the breeze


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a myriad of memories
Juichi Masuda

mountains of verdure
a gap in the clouds
the Ring of Fire
Michiko Murai

rice planting
--young leaves and farmers
in the paddy mirror too
Hideo Ebihara

walking
in all this green
“Did I lock the door?”
Ikken Ikemoto

through the rickety gate
his path hidden by bushes
“Basho, are you here?”
Motoko Satoh

this and that……
if only I could ask my mother
--arranging lilies
Michi Umeda

the me of today
the me of tomorrow
kaleidoscope hydrangea
Michi Umeda

along the canal
the shadows of Basho


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in green
Takeo Hanaoka

sparrow dancing
in the puddle
ripples play a tune
Maki Hatanaka

storm clouds
massaging the mountain
on the way to chiropractic
Sachiko Kondo

summer has come
girls’ long legs
in jeans
Koji Kurimoto

Kamakura encounter
with an American alumnus
--swapping hats
Masaaki Oka

misty rain
baby frog on my brolly
“You’ll be all right”
Yuzu Sugita

Noh actress
one beautiful step at a time
back to the cancer ward
Yasuomi Koganei

election run off
in distant countries
memories clinging to the protester’s face


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Yasuomi Koganei

2012 7th Haiku Meeting; July 14

Cappadocia:
rainbow of balloons descend
tempting sharpened rocks

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

sera ventosa
l’ubriaco e l’albero
avanti e indietro

windy evening
the drunk and the tree
to and fro

no one knows
where to go
a line of ants
Juichi Masuda


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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


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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


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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


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of hydrangea
Motoko Sato

returning to Hase Dera
hydrangeas
linger in the shade
Judy Halebsky (USA) (Tokyo)

light green
a graceful Mt.Wakakusa
quiet
Osami Kawasaki

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

nuit d'ete
couvrant le bruit des vagues


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un groupe rock

summer night
drowning out the sound of waves
a rock band

putting down my sake cup
I listen
rainy season moon
Tenshi Sakai

hoar frost on field
caressed
by the rays of the sun

Hiroshima -
non e il vento estivo
quello che soffia

Hiroshima -
it is not the summer wind
that blows

on the TV screen
heart-stopping perfection
London Olympic Games

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


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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?


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soloist warbler 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

2012 9th Haiku Meeting: September 8

a paper wasp's nest
a thing of beauty, but not
at my window seat


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starry, starry night...
a sax from the terrace
brings new heat

two statues
sitting on the bench
autumn wind
Tenshi Sakai

after the harvest
clouds of grasshoppers
darkening the stubble

migrating birds
looking down on a swarm
of umbrellas

delicate rose bud
frozen before sunrise
melting on my hand

on my way to work
the train crosses the river
at dawn
Junko Saeki
(Selected for honorable mention in this year’s EU-Japan haiku contest)

radio playing
in the shade of a tree
the farmer napping
Midori Suzuki

the disputed islands
awaiting the calm
of autumnal waves


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Hitoshi Ichinose

flittering around the grass
tracing each other’s shadows
seven red dragonflies
Sachiko Kondo

paddy fields
the sunset slowly spreading
a scarecrow in blue jeans
Michiko Murai

tramping them down
infant asks
“What are ants for?”
Midori Tanaka

towering skyscrapers
like Lego
autumn evening
Michi Umeda

cicadas prevailing outside
stillness prevailing inside
--Sanwu’s calligraphy exhibition
Hideo Ebihara

my little restaurant
turned into a pavement cafe!
--sweltering summer evening
Masaaki Oka

cruel, lingering heat
only the crickets
chirpy
Kiyoshi Sugita

cattails
of different heights
swaying in the same breeze
Shinya Ogata


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rising thunderheads
far from the window
of the hospital
Takeo Hanaoka

daytime moon
looks cool
in summer sky
Masako Omaki

out of the picture
when it stops
--park fountain
Takashi Ikari

hip-hop dancers
in the window
of the nursing home
Yasuomi Koganei

the flower market
a kaleidoscope
in the storm shower
Motoko Satoh

one by one
jamming the late summer heat
into the bus
Juichi Masuda

a gust of wind
sweeping old leaves
the cycle of life
Momo Nishimura

2012 10th Haiku Meeting: October 13

pushing her husband
in a wheelchair
the rustle of leaves


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Junko Saeki

Arashiyama--
people dissolving
into the autumn sunset
Momo Nishimura

Hawai'i Fall days
evening sunsets compete with
morning rainbows

sharpened sword-
a hungry fly is savoring
blood

lights coming on -
birds nestling their heads
into warm feathers

the Beyond
beyond this starry sky
possibly
Sachiko Kondo

slowly, slowly
a leaf drifting to the ground
our conversation stops
Michiko Murai

Japanese bush clover
never fails to wait for me
mountain path
Tenshi Sakai

burning an old letter
reading here and there
the chirp of insects
Michi Umeda


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hand in hand
father and blind son
share the new coolness
Maki Hatanaka

perfect rainbow
announcing the end
of the stifling heat
Masako Omaki

sudden sunlight
into the graveyard
a swarm of dragonflies
Motoko Satoh

young teeth
gnawing pears
young Adam’s apples
Shinya Ogata

a fallen cicada
on the backs of ants
--linkage
Hideo Ebihara

abnormal climate
skipping from summer to winter
like recent politics
Kiyoshi Sugita

the wind
murmuring a monologue
to a cosmos
Juichi Masuda

cluster amaryllis
the letters on his tombstone
wearing away
Takeo Hanaoka

autumnal flowers
lead me to the world of the dead


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Tohkeiji Temple
Midori Tanaka

my grapes are back!
after seven years
heavier than the earth
Sugita Yuzu

waving to strangers
just as pleasure boaters
should
Takashi Ikari

watering the garden
--an army of ants making off
with some tasty morsels
Midori Suzuki

the thorns
of aquatinted roses
piercing my heart
Masaaki Oka

skyscrapers
melting into the leaden sky
cracks on a corner stone
Yasuomi Koganei

early morning moon
knows my bare face
Asako Ohtomo

2012 11th Haiku Meeting: November 10

dogwood trees
in autumnal colors-
a slow cyclist going by
Junko Saeki


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the early morning
of All Saints’ Day
young witches going home
Seiju Amafuji

marble sentinels
guarding the winding pathway
lifeless as their dead

a white dressing
on the soil’s deep wounds-
the first hoar-frost

Broadway's lights are dark
The only show in town was
Hurricane Sandy
Royal T. Fruehling, Hawai'i (USA)

port de Cassis
mes copines dans la mer
le mistral sur ma peau

port of Cassis
my friends in the sea
the mistral wind on my skin

nearing the end of Bach's variation
seeing the light of home
autumn dusk
Midori Tanaka


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yellow mountain ash
shining brightly in the yard
winter time has come

festival voices
carrying a portable shrine
--red dragonfly
Midori Suzuki

cries of warriors
through the dark night
the north wind
Kondo Sachiko

autumn sentiment
in the sound of each
turning page
Juichi Masuda

persuading myself
to take my daily walk
--the chilly fog
Masako Omaki

candle flickering
the story of her young days
climaxes
Motoko Satoh

colored leaves
through the steam--
a dip in a hot spring
Ikken Ikemoto


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mild sunlight
plays in the cave
--samurai tombs
Hideo Ebihara

a staring game with birds
persimmons glowing
in the sunset tints
Takeo Hanaoka

a dialogue with my garden
“The maple leaves aren’t red yet…”
“Be patient.”
Masaaki Oka

German-Japanese dictionary
turning 50 year-old pages
a long night
Takashi Ikari

Halloween
voices ascending the hill
the moon beaming
Maki Hatanaka

my neighbor’s persimmons
reflecting the setting sun
a peaceful moment
Kiyoshi Sugita

green yellow russet
fallen leaves’ mosaic
fall’s vibrant finale
Michiko Murai


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autumn wind
a horse-rear shop sign
--neighing
Tenshi Sakai

frozen air
a branch snaps---
stiffness in my nostrils
Yasuomi Koganei

burnets in bloom
intimating
the winter of life
Shinya Ogata

scooping up maple leaves
fingers blush
monument of autumn
Yuzu Sugita

Herbstabend
am Spinnfaden haengt
noch Sonnenlicht
Simone K. Busch (Germany) (Tokyo)

autumn evening
sunlight hanging on
to the spider’s thread

2012 12th Haiku Meeting: December 8

Weihnachtsmond
auf dem Gaensefeld
weidet der Wind


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Christmas moon
on the empty geese pasture
the winds browse

cosmos flower
leaving its color to the wind
white… pink…
Momo Nishimura

amidst colorful leaves
a schoolgirl
in black stockings
Junko Saeki

krstarimo
mesecevim morima
vazduh slan

cruising
across the seas of moon
the air is salty

wind splintered branches
red and yellow leaves scattered
on the cracked walkway

sera d'inverno
litigi all'osteria
per un Fante


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winter evening
quarrels in the inn
over a knave

Numai omat
pretutindenea omat,
nimic altceva

snow
everywhere snow
nothing else

geese and swans fly off
I sleep in the den
with the polar night

rosy morninglight
on the roofs of the palace
December snow

sneezing, itchy eyes
airborne volcanic debris
awesome sunsets!
Royal T. Fruehling, Hawai'i (USA)

cotton snow...
snowflake shadows sweep
towards the streetlamp

if I could sweep away


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your illness
as I do the dead leaves

four years
on the road to the hospital
--gingko leaves falling
Midori Suzuki

turning the corner
heading for the care home
--ambulance in winter rain
Sachiko Kondo

end of 2012
election campaign much ado
about nothing
Michiko Murai

happiness
filling up, spilling over
--gingko leaves in December
Yuzu Sugita

colored leaves
peaceful moments
ancient pagoda of Nara
Masako Omaki

farewell old apricot tree
back to the ground now
--December gale
Motoko Sato

a growing mountain


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of falling leaves outside her gate
--is the old lady ill?
Shinya Ogata

writing Christmas cards--
the beans simmering
in the silent night
Midori Tanaka

ginkgo fruit
shaped like grapes
soft as a baby’s skin
Tenshi Sakai

autumn holidays
ordering a bottle of wine
with lunch
Takashi Ikari

the scent of chrysanthemums
rambling in Sugamo Ginza
the elderly in high spirits
Hideo Ebihara

choir of survivors
belting out the good old melodies
--year-end class reunion
Kiyoshi Sugita

unpicked persimmons
abound in the village
--no human warmth
Yasuhiko Shirota

first winter drizzle


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the brisk steps
of illuminated news
Juich Masuda

the soft sunlight
mother and child frolicking
in the fallen leaves
Takeo Hanaoka

collapsed tunnel
and tsunami
menacing our safety
Masaaki Oka

this M7.3 aftershock
checking our evacuation speed
--this cold wind
Yasuomi Koganei

fatsia flowers silently
lighting up one corner
Asako Otomo


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