Haiku about Swans

My haiku appeared on the Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray on November 6.

Its homepage is : http://www.asahi.com/english/haiku.

Swans depart

from the beech forests

yellow leaves

白鳥の発つﾌﾞﾅの葉や黄色染め

hakucho no tatsu buna no ha ya kiiro zome

I post another haiku of mine here.

Swans repose

in the beech forests

yellow leaves

ﾌﾞﾅの葉や白鳥憩ふ黄色染め

buna no ha ya hakucho ikou kiiro zome

Now, let me post two haiku by Mr. John McDonald, a Scottish poet.

He wrote two haiku about swans in his book titled 'TUIM TIN TASSIE (empty tin cup)'.

fou muin―

on the derk watter

a swan

full moon―

on the dark water

a swan

満月や暗い水面に孤白鳥

mangetsu ya kurai mizumo ni ko hakucho

swans preenin―

kinches

o a luvers' hank

swans preening―

loops

of a lovers' knot

羽づくろひ白鳥輪をかき恋結ぶ

ha zukuroi hakucho wa wo kaki koi musubu

― Hidenori Hiruta