Husband died; the only son married;
a liberated woman am I?
No... loneliness creeps in
when I cook dinner.

　　　one cup
　　　of rice washed...
　　　the pot too large


夫は逝き、一人息子は結婚。
私は解放されて
自由な昔にもどれるだろうか？
いいえ.......　一人暮らしの淋しさが
夕餉の支度をするたびに
じわじわと寄ってくる。

　　　一杯の米　電気クッカー　大きすぎ

Wisteria Season (continued)

I am still struggling to learn about blogging. The second
part of "Wisteria Season" was cut off for some
reason
I don't know!

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The following haiku is mine.

evening walk...
following
the sent of wisteria

藤の香に　つられて歩く　ゆうべかな


distant thunder...
wisteria racemes
ripple

春雷の　とどろくゆうべ　藤の波

Wisteria Season

The wisteria season is about to end. I'm going to cite
a couple of haiku on fuji (wisteria) before the season is over.
The most famous may be the following:


草臥れて　宿かる頃や　藤の花　　　　　芭蕉

ehausted
looking for a place to stay...
scent of wisteria


風入れて　めざめかぐはし　藤の頃　　　　秋桜子

waked up...
the scent of wisteria
in the breeze

Town of Asakusa

Asakusa is located in north-east of Tokyo, and it is
famous for wholesale stores and the Asakusa Kannon*.
This heavily populated town reminds me of Saigon
and Hongkong. I was born and lived mostly in
the west side of Tokyo so that a visit to Asakusa
always stimulates my curiosity.

Noises...
cars
town folks
crows

騒音... 自動車 人声 町鴉

Clamores ruidos...
carros
voz-voz-voz
cuervos ciudadanos

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tentative rain
street lamps
an umbrella for a pair

夜の街　相合傘に　雨が降る

la lluvia de pronto
por a calle a la noche
un paraguas de los amantes

* Goddess of mercy

Spring Rain

daybreak...
softly tapping my dream
spring rain


暁暗の　夢を叩くや　春の雨


la madrugada...
golpecitos a mi sueno
lluvia de la primavera

A Storm is Coming

The Sun comes up behind the premordial trees in Nassau County, NY. Over the shingle roofs, the sky streches out to the ocean.........

morning stillness
the sky abraze
a storm is coming