Haiku about Summer (31)

雨一過アイリスの虹地に立てり

ame ikka  airisu no niji  chi ni tateri

the rain gone -

iris rainbow stands there

on the earth

羽後の国希望を咲かす花あやめ

Ugo no kuni  kiboo wo sakasu  hana ayame

Akita garden -

irises are in bloom

something hopeful

- Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Summer (30)

花舞台紫陽花開くエアポート

hanabutai  ajisai hiraku  eapouto

flower stage ― 

hydrangeas open

Haneda Airport

紫陽花の玄関飾るエアポート

ajisai no  genkan kazaru  eapouto

hydrangeas

embellish the front ―

Haneda Airport

― Hidenori  Hiruta　

Haiku about Summer (29)

残雪や白龍登る鳥海山

zansetsu ya  hakuryuu noboru  chokaisan

white dragon

climbs Mt. Chokai ―

snow left

鳥海山雪の賜豊かなり

chokaisan  yuki no tamamono  yutaka nari

snow presents

in Mt. Chokai ―

abundant

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Summer (28)

湧き出づる青嵐の水鳥海山

wakiizuru  seiran no mizu  torimiyama

green wind

rises in the spring -

Mt. Chokai

ブナ青し森のそまびと浴しけり

buna aoshi  mori no somabito  yokushi keri

green beech trees -

the woodman bathes in

the forest

- Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (30)

古池やツツジに見とれ映し出す

 furuike ya        tsutsuji ni mitore        utsushidasu

the old pond

gazes azalea in rapture -

the reflection

麗らかや古池の鯉たわむれる

uraraka ya   furuike no koi  tawamureru

bright spring weather -

carp sporting in

the old pond

- Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (29)

先駈けや菜の花開き野を照らす

sakigake ya  nanohana hiraki  no wo terasu

forerunners -

rape blossoms lighten

the fields

由利原の菜の花畑輝けり

yurihara no  nanohanabatake  kagayakeri

rape blossoms

shine in the fields -

Yurihara Plateau

- Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (28)

夢の国下野人形残りけり
yume no kuni   shimotsuke hitogata   nokori keri

the dreamland
sustains itself
Shimotsuke dolls



とこしへや祖母の人形微笑みり
tokoshie ya   sobo no  hitogata  hohoemi ri

everlasting ―
that is Grandma's doll
smiling



― Hidenori  Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (27)

参禅の窓の向かうに椿咲く

sanzen no  mado no mukoh ni  tsubaki saku

Zen practice ― 

camellias blooming

through the window

 

落椿読経に暮れる禅寺かな

ochitsubaki  dokyoh ni kureru  zenji kana

 

camellia flowers dropped ―

night falls in chanting

Zen temple

 

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (26)

氷解く鯉の目覚めの動きかな

koori toku  koi no mezame no  ugoki kana

ice melted ―

carp awakened

to move

残雪や木々の伸びる日近くなり

zansetsu ya  kigi no nobiru hi  chikaku nari

the last snow ―

the day nears for trees

to stretch themselves

― Hidenori Hiruta　

Haiku about Spring (25)

先駆けて春を告げるや福寿草

sakigake te  haru o tsugeru ya  fukujuso

the herald of spring

appearing ―

Far East Amur adonis

別名は雪の花なり福寿草

betsumei wa  yuki no hana nari  fukujuso

another name

snow flower ―

Amur adonis

 

  According to the Korean Movie & Drama Database HANCINEMA,  Far East Amur adonis  is written as 福寿草 (fukujuso） in Chinese characters, which means the plant of luck and longevity.

Please check out the following blog, and you will know about this plant better.

http://www.hancinema.net/adonis-herald-of-spring-39328.html

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (24)

春の夢彼方の空に青い鳥

haru no yume kanata no sora ni aoi tori

the spring dream ―

a blue bird in

the yonder heavens

雪解けに北の公園目覚めけり

yukidoke ni kita no koen mezame keri

the thaw

awakens the ground ―

northern parks

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (23)

春の岸白鳥の群れ舞ひ降りる

haru no kishi hakucho no mure maioriru

a flight of swans

have a break there ―

the spring bank

白鳥の帰る日近し雄物川

hakucho no kaeru hi chikashi Omonogawa

the day nearing

for swans to leave ―

the Omono River

Manisha Kundu-Nagata in Akita prefecture tells us about Swans' Stay in Japan in her blog.

Please check it out, and you'll know about it better.

http://lipikazuo.blogspot.com/2010/12/swans-in-sakata.html

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (24)

羽後の国かまくらの灯の点りけり

Ugo no kuni kamakura no hi no tomori keri

Kamakura, snow hut

has candles lighted on ―

Akita ― the land of poetry

かまくらの星座の如き光かな

Kamakura no seiza no gotoki hikari kana

Kamakura, snow huts

shining ―

a constellation

Manisha Kundu-Nagata in Akita prefecture tells us about Kamakura snow festival in Yokote -city, Akita prefecture in her blog.

Please check it out.

http://lipikazuo.blogspot.com/2009/02/kamakura-snow-festival-in-yokote.html

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (23)

なまはげの初恋の地や男鹿半島

namahage no hatsukoi no chi ya ogahanto

Namahage ogre

falls in first love ―

the Oga Peninsula

なまはげの炎の如き思ひかな

namahage no honoo no gotoki omoi kana

Namahage ogre

falls in love ―

like a flame

Manisha Kundu-Nagata tells us about Namahage Festival in her blog.

Please check it out.

http://lipikazuo.blogspot.com/2009/04/namahage-museum.html

―　Hidneori Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (22)

結氷に鯉のまどろむ北の川
keppyou ni koi no madoromu kita no kawa

a sheet of ice

keeps carp in repose

northern rivers

深雪に野生静まる北の山

shinsetsu ni yasei shizumaru kita no yama

a blanket of snow

keeps wildlife still

northern mountains

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about New Year 2012 (2)

新山や雪の参道裸者登る

Shinzan ya yuki no sando rasha noboru

naked men

climb the snowy approach ―

Shinzan shrine

新山の裸者寒中に祈りけり

Shinzan no rasha kanchuni inori keri

naked men

praying in midwinter

Shinzan shrine

The first haiku appears in the following websites.

http://akitahaiku.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/for-new-year-2012-4/

http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/01/naked-festivals.html

You will surely get familiar with the festivals, which tell you about some aspects of Japanese culture.

Best wishes.

Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about New Year 2012

初夢や龍の背に乗り天翔る

hatsuyume ya ryuu no se ni nori amagakeru

first dream ―

on the back of a dragon

in the heavens

元日の息深々と祈りけり

ganjitsu no iki fukabuka to inori keri

First prayer

taking a deep breath

New Year's Day

― Asahi Haikuist Network

http://www.asahi.com/english/haiku/050118.html

―　Hidenori Hiruta