I looked up what kind of porridge you are supposed to eat on January 4th and found that plain white rice porridge with nothing added is for this.  So I cooked some—though it felt more like clearing out New Year’s leftovers.

I looked up what kind of porridge you are supposed to eat on January 4th and found that plain white rice porridge with nothing added is for this.  So I cooked some—though it felt more like clearing out New Year’s leftovers.

What I find interesting about this haiku is that it features a double structure, where something truly familiar and close at hand, like porridge, coexists with the quietness of the universe.

O, the month of January/

Porridge and galaxy remain/

In my stomach/

Calligraphy and translation by Chio

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1月4日用のお粥としては何かあるかしらと調べてみたら、何も入らない白粥だと出てきましたので、作ってみましたが、つまりお正月の残り物整理かなという感じです。

この俳句は、お粥という極めて私的なものと、宇宙の静けさが同時に存在しているような構成となっているところが面白いと思いました。

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Before cooking Osechi-ryori, or traditional New Year’s food, I thought I would have a dry run.

Eating in two bites/

Slices of a rolled Japanese-style omelet/

That looked faintly yellow/

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お節料理に取り掛かる前に、ちょっと練習しておこうと思いました。

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The sasanqua tree is now full of blossoms.  It was in full bloom on the day my father passed.  It is a little surprising that the whole twelve years have passed since then.

Oh, sasanqua flowers/

They fall/

So as not to tear the darkness/

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庭の山茶花が満開です。父が亡くなった日も満開でした。ちょうど十三回忌だということがちょっと驚きです。

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It has been about a week since I started struggling with my new computer.  Still, I am afraid I can’t handle it very well.

Oh, winter night/

Microcosmic called computer/

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新しいパソコンを使い出して１週間ほど経ちますが、まだうまく使えません。

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They just look cold, both the blue sky in winter and the birds that fly there.

Oh, the blue sky in winter/

Birds disappeared into the seamless blue sky/

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冬の青空も、そこに消えた鳥たちも寒そうです。

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A couple of days ago, I saw a rainbow.  It was somewhat dim but beautiful.

Even sorrow is a rainbow in winter/

When it is shot to the sky/

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2〜3日前に薄いけれども、綺麗な虹が見えました。

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