The Old Pond

Following are several translations of the 'Old Pond' poem, which may be the most famous of all haiku: Furuike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto - Basho

Haiku (Birds Singing...)

Birds singing in the dark —Rainy dawn.

Japan

Today I pass the time reading a favorite haiku, saying the few words over and over. It feels like eating the same small, perfect grape again and again. I walk through the house reciting it and leave its letters falling

Haiku (The Taste...)

The taste of rain —Why kneel?

Haiku (The Low Yellow...)

The low yellow moon above the Quiet lamplit house.

Distressed Haiku

In a week or ten days the snow and ice will melt from Cemetery Road. I'm coming! Don't move! Once again it is April. Today is the day we would have been married twenty-six years.

Haiku (Never Published)

Drinking my tea Without sugar- No difference. The sparrow shits upside down --ah! my brain & eggs Mayan head in a Pacific driftwood bole

Haiku Ambulance

A piece of green pepper fell off the wooden salad bowl: so what?

06. Haiku - Alone

loneliness his childhood warms him up loneliness he warms up to his childhood loneliness childhood

Wildflowers - Haiku

What We Need (Haiku)

The Soldier (Memorial Day Memorial Day Memorial Day)

Fighting for freedom, Fall of a valiant soldier Resting in the Lord (Dedicated to my children's grandfather)

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Butterfly Goes To School(Haiku Sequence)

Butterfly in class learns lessons along with kids. Excellent student. * Butterfly in class chats & flits around her head reading her haiku.

# A Taste Of Life-Haiku

Salt of tears on lips Astringent on spirit, Heart- bitter sweet…

Impending Darkness - Haiku

The Rainbow (Haiku Haiku Haiku Haiku Haiku Haiku)

after summer's rain God's promise is remembered glorious rainbow (Gen 9: 8-17)

! Baby Haiku

A human blossom Blooming with the breath of life - Totally awesome Mother sleeps in peace Weary from the long ordeal - All her worries cease Father holds his son Tears of pride now overflow -

A Mysterious Neighbour

Sprightly and very much alive For someone seventy-five Wearing her trade mark sunglasses To hide any trace of wrinkles Are these accessories Armour to preserve Her ever youthful image? Every gesture Is carefully choreographed To leave behind an aura of mystery

' Eclipse [ Haiku ] '

the moon and the sun hide behind the curtain sky to kiss each other

Football (Haiku Haiku Haiku Haiku Haiku)

Like medieval knights Armor clad, in fields battle To reap victory