Haiku about Winter (21)

千の風吹く海岸や冬の虹

sen no kaze fuku kaigan ya fuyu no niji

a thousand winds

blowing in the coast ―

winter rainbow

雪の精訪ふ海岸の観音を

yu ki no sei tou kaigan no kan non o

snow spirits

visiting the coast ―

the goddess of mercy

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (20)

思い出の甦る冬花捧ぐ

omoide no yomigaeru fuyu hana sasagu

winter

raises memories ―

last flowers

明日のため沈む夕日や冬来たる

asu no tame shizumu yuuhi ya fuyu kitaru

the sun setting

for tomorrow ―

winter comes

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (19)

戯れて踊る白鳥午後のお茶

tawamure te odoru hakucho gogo no ocha

swans

present dancing ―

afternoon tea

白鳥を迎ふ田園神去りぬ

hakucho o mukau denen kami sarinu

paddy fields

welcome swans ―

the god gone

Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Autumn (24)

干し柿や宝石のごと納屋飾る

hoshigaki ya houseki no goto naya kazaru

dried persimmons

embellish the barn ―

gems

干し柿や風と光に育まる

hoshigaki ya kaze to hikari ni hagukumaru

dried persimmons ―

raised by winds

and beams

Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Autumn (23)

日を浴びて柿熟しけり小鳥呼ぶ

hi o abi te kaki jukushi keri kotori yobu

persimmons

ripen in the sun ―

calling birds

甘柿やメルヘンの空現れる

amagaki ya meruhen no sora arawareru

sweet persimmons―

does the fairy tale sky

appear

Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Autumn (22)

日の光リンゴを照らす羽後の園

hi no hikari ringo o terasu Ugo no sono

the sunbeam

spotlights apples ―

the garden of Akita

ふじと言ふリンゴたわわに実りけり

fuji to iu ringo tawawa ni minorikeri

apples ripen

in abundance ―

named after Mt. Fuji

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Autumn (21)

秋色の絵の如き山浮びけり

shushoku no e no gotoki yama ukabi keri

picture-like mountain

floating up

in autumn hues

新米を産みし稲田の憩ひけり

shinmai o umi shi inada no ikoi keri

new rice produced

paddy fields lie

in repose

―　Hidenori Hiruta