Haiku about Spring (32)

鉢はもう笑顔咲きけり福寿草

hachi wa mo   egao sakikeri   fukujuso

the smile

blooming in the pot now-

Amur adonis

カンバスに色を塗りけり福寿草

kanbasu ni   iro wo nurikeri   fukujuso

the canvas

painted in color -

Amur adonis

- Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (31)

氷解く白鳥の恋実りけり

koori toku   hakucho no koi   minori keri

ice melted away -

swans find themselves

in love

 

春兆す二羽の白鳥対になる

haru kizasu   niwa no hakucho   tsui ni naru

a sign of spring -

two swans make themselves

a couple

 

ー　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (32)

吹雪過ぐ枝に戻りし鳥一羽

fubuki sugu   eda ni modorishi   tori ichiwa

snowstorm gone -

the bird coming back

on the branch

鳥一羽此岸の雪を見つめけり

tori ichiwa   shigan no yuki  wo   mitsumekeri

the bird

staring at snow here -

the riverbank

- Hidenori  Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (31)

雪女また踊りけり風の笛

yukionna   mata odorikeri   kaze no fue

snow fairy

dancing again -

the whistling winds

響きけり冬将軍の高笑ひ

hibiki keri   fuyushogun no   takawarai

echoing -

the laughter of

 General Winter

- Hidenori Hiruta



Haiku about Winter (30)

冬の堀雁住む宿となりにけり

fuyu no hori   gan sumu yado to   narinikeri

sweet home

for wild geese -

wintering moat

久保田城越冬の雁堀に住む

Kubotajo   ettou no gan   hori ni sumu

Kubota Castle -

wild geese wintering in

the moat

- Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (29)

久保田城凍れる堀の静まりぬ

Kubotajo   kooreru hori no   shizumarinu

Kubota Castle -

the moat turns frozen

into silence

「詩の国」や雪のきらめく城下町

Shino kuni ya   yuki no kirameku   joukamachi

The Land of Poetry -

snow shines in

the castle town

- Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (28)

雪の坂至るところは矢留城

yuki no saka   itaru tokoro wa  yadomejo

the snowy slope

leading there -

Armistice Castle

松が枝に白雪映ゆる矢留城

matsugae ni   hakusetsu hayuru   yadomejo

snow shining

white in pine branches -

Armistice Castle

－　Hidenori  Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (27)

ブナの木と共に矢留の雪見かな

buna no ki to   tomoni Yadome no   yukimi kana

snow viewing

with beech trees -

Armistice Castle

矢留城雪に輝くブナの道

Yadome jo   yuki ni kagayaku   buna no michi  

Armistice Castle -

the beech path brightens

in snow

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (26)

久保田城千代の松が枝雪に映ゆ

Kubotajou   chiyo no matsu ga e   yuki ni hayu

Kubota Castle -

everlasting pines brighten

in snow

陽光や輝く雪の松の枝

youkou ya   kagayaku yuki no   matsu no eda  

the sunbeam -

snowy pines brighten

branch to branch

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (25)

 

客迎ふ石灯籠や雪帽子

kyaku mukau  ishidourou ya  yuki boushi

stone lantern

welcomes visitors -

snow hat

 

冬の池音一つなく冴え渡る

fuyu no ike  oto hitotsu naku  saewataru 

winter pond

makes no sound -

something cool

 

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about New Year (2)

初夢や蛇を敬ひ餅を食ふ

hatsuyume ya  hebi o uyamai  mochi  o ku u

First dream -

to respect Snake

and eat rice cake

蛇の夢姿あらはし年祝

hebi no yume  sugata arawashi  toshi iwai

Snake's dream -

to appear

and celebrate New Year

蛇の夢豊かな作と独楽回し

hebi no yume  yutakana saku to  koma mawashi

Snake's dream -

to have a good crop

and spin a top

- Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about New Year (1)

詩の国や白銀の景あらわれる

shi no kuni ya  　hakugin no kei　　  arawareru

the land of poetry -

the landscape presents its show

with silvery snow

 

陽光や冬将軍の幕下りる

yoko ya      fuyushogun no      maku oriru

the sunbeam -

Winter General leaves the top

the curtain does drop

by Hidenori Hiruta