2016 twelfth Haiku Meeting: December 3
Moderator: Crystal Brunelli
yellow leaves
jumping up and down running with the wind
rattling
Hiroshi Utano
a dead leaf
falling down
dodging a withered branch
Hiroshi Utano
endoscopy; peeping at his mind? Mr. PMA!
Yasuomi Koganei
intertwining on ripples
bare twigs and the moon---
a couple’s silhouette
Yasuomi Koganei
the dentist’s window
yellow leaves falling – not yet
autumn for my teeth
Stephen M. Block (USA)
great piles of brown leaves
line curbs waiting collection
children’s trampolines
Stephen M. Block (USA)
the garden's fence
impossible to force
tempting plants
Hanne Hansen (Denmark)
Montréal-Québec
îlots d’érables tricolores
le chemin plus court
Janick BELLEAU (Canada)
Montreal-Quebec City
islets of tricoloured maples
the road shorter
Janick BELLEAU (Canada)
Brucio di febbre
malanno di stagione
bussa alla porta.
Anna Mencarelli (Italy)
I’m burning of fever
seasonal illness
knocking at the door
Anna Mencarelli (Italy)
nondescript inn
lying in the feeding trough
the greatest gift
Royal T. Fruehling, Hawaii (USA)
hen-faced Kokeshi dolls
under busy production
for the sign of New Year
Juichi Masuda
sasanqua bloom
in the next and also following
neighbor’s hedge
Juichi Masuda
Brahms intermezzo
falling arpeggio
-falling leaves
Midori Tanaka
crows
waiting their turn
BBQ site on the river bank
Masako Omaki
wind beaten, yet
even deeper hint of crimson
a winter rose
Michiko Murai
a hearty eater
90-year-old aunt in crane kimono smiles
a clear autumn day
Michiko Murai
opening
the morning paper—
chill
Michi Umeda
midday in winter
a letter coming
for my late husband
Michi Umeda
larch needles fluttering down—
softening my step
and my feelings
Yuji Oishi
Ogaki:
the ending
the beginning
in winter
Keiko Toya
on the lake by Fuji
floating, sleeping
flock of birds
Keiko Toya
Chrysanthemum in the garden
long name but
vivid yellow flash
Takeo Hanaoka
a rose in a vase
scent of
spring warmth
Takeo Hanaoka
sound of all sorts of
autumn leaves
on old steps in Nikko
Motoko Satoh
Japanese silverleaf
in morning snow
an ornamental hairpin
Motoko Satoh
snowflake on my lip
parched heart filled with
fluttering
Maki Hatanaka
applying drops
into my eyes
long silent night
Hideo Ebihara
old locomotive
at a park corner
children’s voices high
Hideo Ebihara
surprised to see mom
a hint of her profile
in a mirror
Yuko Okita
passed by a shrine
only one year ago
was with mom
Yuko Okita
Beaujolais Nouveau
toast to Edith Piaf—
the Seine as ever
Ikken Ikemoto
winter solstice—
I have lifetime enough
and to spare
Ikken Ikemoto
nodding in chorus
“Oh, yes, indeed”
looking up at Supermoon
Takashi Ikari
Supermoon lighting up the sky
a treat for skywatchers
around the globe
Takashi Ikari
simmered Japanese radish—
a train light
crossing the river
Kazuo Takayanagi
a waterbird leaving the river
six ripples
geometric beauty
Kazuo Takayanagi
trees shedding leaves
protection from coldness
unlike animals
Mineko Takahashi
rows of windows
shut for winter
unveiling structures
Mineko Takahashi
sparrows
in a bare dogwood tree
changing places
Junko Saeki
high skies—
the beat of tango reminding me of
the pampas
Junko Saeki
leaving “Lascaux”—
Yuzu light up
the dusky way
Yuzu Sugita
whisper of seedling!
the legacy of giant ginkgo tree
once uprooted
Yuzu Sugita
late autumn dusk
crescent’s moon’s rise reflected
on an office building
Crystal Brunelli