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

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

* A Moon Of Love -Haiku *

Moon in satin while veil sees reflection in groom’s eye- blushes like morn’s sun ************************************* Moon waning crescent Hides behind clouds of shame- Shyly look at radiant sun

Haiku Ambulance

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

Haiku Of Love (Free Style)

The eyes of lovers locked passionately with eachother- searching for heart's key The twin drakes of passion sail in a lake of love- lightning flashes to take a picture. A tide of love swells in the entwined hearts-

06. Haiku - Alone

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

Wildflowers - 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)

Haiku - Spring Of Love

cover of the clouds opened up for the moonbeam spring of love in life

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 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…

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' My Mother's Hands(In Memory Of My Mother Ita Dempsey)

MY MOTHER’S KISS Your kiss making the broken eggshell of my mind invisibly mend itself a scrambled egg no longer

The Rainbow (Haiku Haiku Haiku Haiku Haiku Haiku)

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

' 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

Haiku ~ Winter

a winter sunset fog is ready to catch up chilling nights are back

09 Haiku - Criss Crossing Shadows

haiku one: in criss-crossing shadows of the mountains, we admire sunbathed summits haiku two: in criss crossing shadows we admire sunbathed