Winter Haiku Poems
Posted by Momoko Kagamizu on 6th Jan 2015
on new year’s day
I long for my parents
before I was born
(ganjitsu ni | umarenu saki no | oya koishi)
Natsume Soseki (1867-1916)
The sky draws near
such a bright sunrise
aahh! new year’s day
(sora chikaku | amari mabayuki | hatsuhi kana)
Masaoka Shiki (1867–1902)
Out to the ocean goes
the cold winter wind
there is no place to return
(umi ni dete | kogarashi Kaeru | tokoro nashi)
Seishi Yamaguchi (1901 – 1994)
First snow
just enough to bend
the daffodil leaves
(hatsuyuki ya | suisen no ha no | tawamu made)
Matsuo Bashō (1644 – 1694)