Haiku about Summer (1)

Summer has already come here to Akita. According to the calendar, May 5 is the first day of summer.

Green hillside

changing its dress ―

wisteria

緑山の衣替えるや藤の花

Ryokuzan no koromo kaeru ya fuji no hana

Cuckoos singing

rice seedlings rooted

in the fields

郭公や水田に根づく稲の苗

Kakkou ya mizuta ni neduku ine no nae

― Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (13)

I enjoyed hearing birds singing in verdure, and watching rice fields with young plants at the foot of Mt. Taihei (太平山)　in Akita （秋田）　the other day.

Rice planted

farmers whistling

in the sun

口笛や農夫日向で田植歌

Kuchibue ya noufu hinata de taueuta

Nests made

warblers singing

in the bushes

巣作りや鶯歌ふやぶの中

Sudukuri ya uguisu utau yabu no naka

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (12)

There used to be Kakunodate High School (秋田県立角館高等学校）, its school yard and so on here at this site in Kakunodate, a castle town, Akita, Northern Honshu, Japan.

Now its school building is at another site.

Misty rain

making cherry blossoms dim

verdure up

霧雨や桜おぼろに緑浮く

Kirisame ya sakura oboro ni midori uku

Misty rain

making memories dim

new dreams up

霧雨や思い出遠し夢新た

Kirisame ya omoide toushi yume arata

― Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (11)

Kakunodate(角館） in Akita , Northern Honshu, Japan, used to be a castle town, which is famous for the beautiful cherry trees.

The cherry walk

parallels Kajikase River

in full bloom

桜咲き鰍瀬川と並びたり

Sakura saki Kajikasegawa to narabitari

Kajikase River

flows in the breeze

blossom-viewing

風そよぐ鰍瀬川の花見かな

Kaze soyogu Kajikasegawa no hanami kana

―　Hidenori Hiruta