In the morning and evening hours, we are beginning to enjoy a little cooler atmosphere, however, in the daytime it is still just too hot.
It is so hot/
Goldfish blows out/
One bubble/
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朝夕は涼しさも感じ始め、少しはほっとする気分ですが、日中はまだまだ暑いのです。
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Although it is according to the new calendar, today marks the Double Ninth Festival, a day to celebrate the chrysanthemums I wrote a modern haiku on the flower.
The famous haiku poet, Takahama Kyoshi seems to be feeling kind of uneasy about the lacking petals.
Under the clear fall sky/
Noticed the lacking part of the petals/
Of a wild mum/
Written by Takahama Kyoshi
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新暦とはいえ今日は重陽の節句ですので、虚子による菊花の現代俳句を書きました。
澄みわたる秋空のもと、野菊の花びらの欠けたところが気になっているということだそうです。
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This haiku has the phrase, “stillness of night”, which I find very nice. And now I think we are finally beginning to enjoy such a romantic mood. It is still sometimes too hot and there is fear of approaching typhoons, though.
Silence of the Night/
Reflected on the glass/
Of September/
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この句の「夜の静寂」はとても素敵な語句だと思います。ようやくこのような感じもしますが、まだまだ暑過ぎたり、台風が怖かったりします。
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I wrote the other day that I open the windows first thing in the morning when I get up. And I thought this haiku depicts what happens next: the morning wind comes straight to me. It has become a little cooler in the morning and the breeze also feels pleasant.
Straight comes from the young leaves/
O, morning breeze/
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朝起きたらまず窓を開けるということを先日書きましたが、これはその続きです。つまり気持ちのいい朝の風がまっすぐに吹いてくるという俳句です。朝は少し涼しくなって、吹く風も心地いいのです。
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As this is the last day of August, I searched for a contemporary haiku about the month.
O, the month of August/
Fish opens mouth wide/
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いよいよ8月も最後の日なので、8月の現代俳句を探してみました。
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Despite which season it is, I first open the windows of my house on getting up. Just as this haiku says, it seems to make the house happy.
Please the house by opening the windows/
Autumn clouds/
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暑い季節にも、寒い季節にも、朝起きるとまず窓を開けます。この句にあるように、確かに家が喜びそうです。
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As the sunflower precisely symbolizes summer, I chose a contemporary haiku of the flower as the motif for my calligraphy. The one in the photo is rather small, though.
Have never seen/
What is darker than a sunflower’s/
Shadow/
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向日葵は夏を象徴するようなお花ですので、書の題材に選びました。これは小さいですけどね。
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A kind neighbor gave me fresh blueberries from her garden, which I put in salad and enjoyed. As I usually cook simple, unsophisticated simmered dishes, the salad tasted even fresher.
Nothing new at all/
But I put an extra-large portion of salad/
On a plate/
Calligraphy and translation by Chio
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ご近所さんがお庭で採れた新鮮なブルーベリーをくださいましたので、サラダに入れていただきました。普段は簡単な煮物のようなものを作ることが多いので、その意味でも新鮮でした。
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In Kyoto, the traditional ceremonial bonfire will be observed this evening to see off the souls of the dead who were back in this world during these bon period days.
This modern haiku may just reflect my feelings, though.
O the farewell bonfire/
Seems they don’t want to leave/
Father and mother/
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今夜は送り火が焚かれて、この世に戻っていた死者たちの魂があの世に戻っていくとされるときです。
この現代俳句は私の願望かも知れませんが。
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I wrote about an exhibition of bamboo scrimshaws yesterday. It was last week I actually went there to see my good friend’s work, however, its impression as a wonderful exhibition of amazing works.
An extraordinary world was successfully formed out of the bamboo of different fashions and attractivity from woods as the basic subject matter; and the artists’ tastes, years of experience, and fabulous crafts.
The clouds look like autumn itself/
As they are combed/
By the bamboo forest/
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昨日、竹あかり展について書きました。友人の作品を見るために実際にそこに行ったのは先週のことでしたが、今思い出しても、これは見事な作品の展示だったと思います。竹という木とは異なる風合いや魅力を持つ素材とそこに加えられたアーチスト達のセンス、長年の経験、驚くべき技術などが、非日常とも思える世界を形作っていました。
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