Haiku about Autumn (12)

The other day I happened to see such strange sights at the bank of the Omono River （雄物川） in Akita.

I took some pictures of the autumn local scenes before sunset there, about which I wrote haiku.

Purple

mountains floating

autumn colour

秋色の紫の山浮かびけり

Shushoku no murasaki no yama ukabi　keri

Black flocks

resting in the river

autumn birds

黒群の川面に憩う秋の鳥

Kokugun no kawamo ni ikou aki no tori

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Autumn (11)

Soba, like udon and somen, is a typical kind of Japanese noodles. It is made of buckwheat flour. We can eat it hot or cold.

Yesterday I visited redflower buckwheat fields near Lake Tazawa　（田沢湖） at the foot of Mt. Komagadake （駒ヶ岳）in Akita （秋田）.

Red buckwheat

bloom in heights

high spirits

赤い蕎麦気は高揚と岡に咲く

Akai soba ki wa kouyou to oka ni saku

Shop flag sign

fluttering in high tone

fresh soba

新蕎麦や高くひらめく店の旗

Shin soba ya takaku hirameku mise no hata

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Autumn (10)

According to Angelica Kolompar, my haiku friend in Canada, they celebrated Thanksgiving Day recently. I wrote haiku about that day after I visited the apple orchard in Akita.

Young apples

approaching their prime

harvest moon

名月や頂近き青りんご

Meigetsu ya itadaki chikaki ao ringo

Divine brush

coloring apples red

Thanksgiving Day

天の刷毛赤いりんごの感謝祭

Ten no hake akai ringo no kanshasai

― Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Autumn (9)

At the end of September, I drove up to Mt. Takao （高尾山）, where I took some pictures of the countryside in Akita.　I also wrote haiku after that.

Autumn hue

spreading over the land

the Omono River

秋色や田園深し雄物川

Shuushoku ya denen fukashi Omonogawa

Bear cubs

hunting for chestnuts

harvest moon

名月に熊の子栗を探しけり

Meigetsu ni kuma no ko kuri o sagashi keri

―　Hidenori Hiruta