Haiku about Autumn (25)

城山の望む天下や秋の色

 

shiroyama no  nozomu tenka ya  aki no iro

 

Shiroyama observatory

commanding the world below --

autumn colors

Notes:

 

Hidenori Hiruta made a photo haiku above during his stay in Kagoshima （鹿児島）.

He visited Shiroyama Observatory （城山展望台) on November 2, 2015.

The observatory was built on a hill that is 107 meters high. It has panoramic views of the center of Kagoshima and Sakurajima （桜島）. Kagoshima is called “Naples of the Orient,” due to climate, location, temperament of the inhabitants and the nearby presence of one of the world’s most famous volcanoes, Sakurajima.

By Hidenori Hiruta

蛭田　秀法

Haiku about Spring (34)

春の嶺太平の世を願ひけり
 

haru no mine  taihei no yo wo negai keri

 

Spring summit

wishing for world peace

Mt. Taihei

 

 

Notes:

「天下太平」means "Peace reigns over the land."

By Hidenori Hiruta

      蛭田　秀法

Haiku about Spring (33)

 

春夕焼今日の一日暮れにけり

 

haru yuyake  kyou no ichinichi  kureni keri

 

Spring sunset

everything all right

all day today

 

Notes:

The photo was taken from Shoheiji temple, the Ishiyama Peace Kannon temple.

You can see the estuary of the Omono River flowing into the Sea of Japan.

写真は石山平和観音像のある勝平寺の境内で撮影。

日本海に流れ込む雄物川の河口が見える。 

By Hidenori Hiruta

蛭田　秀法

 



 

Haiku about Winter (33)

 

雪の日も観音祈る世の平和

 

yuki no hi mo  kannon inoru  yono heiwa

 

 

Snowy days too

Kannon praying for

world peace

 

 

Notes:

In Japanese, Guanyin is pronounced Kannon (観音), occasionally Kan'on, or more formally Kanzeon (観世音, the same characters as Guanshiyin); the spelling Kwannon, based on a pre-modern pronunciation, is sometimes seen. This rendition was used for an earlier spelling of the well-known camera manufacturer Canon, which was named for Guanyin.^[11]

 

By Hidenori Hiruta

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