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Sunday, July 5th, 2009
7:40 am	yukata Masajo 真砂女 1998 age 92 浴衣着て闇夜月夜と逢ひつづけ yukata kite yamiyo tsukiyo to ai tuzuke Lee & Emiko’s English in our yukata— inky nights moonlit nights are all for love Seasonal word: yukata, an informal cotton kimono ( summer ) sakuo haiga (Comment on this)
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
9:40 pm	cameria 3 Masajo 真砂女 1998 age 92 落椿罪ある者を通せんぼ ochi tubaki tsumi aru mo no wo to^senbo Lee & Emiko’s English fallen camellias— barring the way of someone who has sinned Seasonal word: camellia (spring) Note: The most commonly seen camellias in Japan are the red ones. When a blossom falls, it falls as a whole, rather than petal by petal. In the samurai culture, they are associated with bloody, cut-off heads, and hence were not appreciated. However, white camellias are very much favored in tea ceremony culture. sakuo haig lj-raw> (Comment on this)
8:50 am	traveler Issa 一茶1813 age 51 旅人や山に腰かけて心太 tabibito ya yama ni koshi kakete tokoroten David’s English traveler-- on a mountain he sits with sweet jelly Shinji Ogawa explains, "Tokoroten is still a popular summer dessert in Japan. It is a jelly made from seaweed called Gelidium Amansii. Tokoroten is pushed through a coarse mesh to form long threads like Japanese noodles." Gelidium is a genus of red algae. Shinji adds that the phrase, koshi kakete, is an idiom for "sitting." http://cat.xula.edu/issa/ Gabi san’s tokoroten http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/10/jelly-strip-tokoroten.html sakuo haiga (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
9:55 pm	spring dream Masajo 真砂女 1998 age 92 春の夢覚めてあしたもこの夢を haru no yume samete ashita mo kono yume wo Lee & Emiko’s English spring dream— I come out of it and tomorrow this dream again Seasonal word: spring sakuo haiga (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
1:22 am	lacquered clog Issa 一茶 1818 age 55 塗下駄の方へと桜ちりにけり nurigeta no ho^ e to sakura chiri ni keri David’s English toward lacquered clogs cherry blossoms scatter Visit, haikuguy.com/issa/haiku.php sakuo Haiga Lacquered clog was luxury goods in Edo era. Owner of clogs is rich sponsor of the gorgeous prostitute (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
9:15 pm	midwinter egg Masajo 真砂女 1994 age 88 不機嫌の二つ割つたる寒卵 fukihgen no futatsu wattaru kan tamago Lee & Emiko’s English in a bad temper I break two midwinter eggs Seasonal word: midwinter (winter ) Note: Midwinter eggs are laid during the midwinter period, which happens to be the hen’s natural laying-period, so the eggs are very nutritious. The bright yellow yolk makes the people associate it with light or flame, and it brightens their heart in the cold weather. sakuo haiga (Comment on this)
Friday, June 26th, 2009
11:37 pm	snow fall Issa 一茶 1806 age 44 大年にかぎって雪の降にけり o^toshi ni kagitte yuki no furi ni keri David’s English marking the end of another year... Snowfall http://cat.xula.edu/issa/ sakuo haiga 雪道はお年玉には邪魔となる yki miti ha otosidama niha gyam ni naru snow paths prevent me from Happy presents (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
5:16 am	frost-rimed forest Masajo 真砂女 1986 age 80 霧氷林 をんな汚れしごとく佇つ muhyo^orin on’na yogoreshi gotoku tatsu Lee & Emiko’s English frost-rimed forest--- a woman as if unchaste stands still Seasonal word: frost-rimed forest (winter ) sakuo haiga (Comment on this)
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
10:30 pm	sniffling Issa 一茶 1825 age 63 酒時をかいで戻るや煤払 saka-doki wo kaide modoru ya susu harai David’s English sniffling I take another sake break... sweeping soot Literally, Issa "returns to sake time, sniffling (or sneezing)." http://cat.xula.edu/issa/ sakuo haiga (Comment on this)
Saturday, June 20th, 2009
10:13 pm	waterfall in winter Masajo 真砂女 1994 age ８８ 冬の滝音を殺して落ちにけり fuyu no taki oto wo koroshite ochi ni keri Lee & Emiko’s English waterfall in winter— it quiets itself and falls Seasonal: waterfall in winter (winter) sakuo haiga (Comment on this)
Friday, June 19th, 2009
10:09 pm	fish frolicking Issa 一茶 1804 age 42 魚どもの遊びありくや菊の花 uodomo no asobi ariku ya kiku no hana David’s English fish frolicking on foot... chrysanthemums Ariku, I assume, is a variant of aruku, "to walk." Issa presents the strange image of fish, left over from a flood, wriggling among the chrysanthemums. This is the first of two haiku in a row written about a flood at Nagareyama village in Shimosa Province. The second one is as follows: yu^zuki ya nagare nokori no kirigirisu evening moon-- surviving the flood a katydid Issa entered Nagareyama on the 27th day of Eighth Month, 1804, amid rainy weather. He wrote both of the haiku on the 2nd day of Ninth Month. sakuo haiga (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
7:35 pm	a mole Masajo 真砂女 1994 age 88 泣き黒子育てて泣かぬ牡蠣を割る nakihokuro sodatete nakanu kaki wo waru Lee & Emiko’s English a mole under my eye: I nurture it and split an oyster that does not cry Seasonal word: oyster ( winter ) Note: It is said that if one cry a lot, a mole under one’s eye grows darker or becomes more visible. Therefore one who has a mole in this spot is said to live a tearful life. Masajo’s sorrow makes her think she is growing a mole. sakuo haiga Her moles are her men related. They brought her hazards, but she used them as leverage to open her fortune. And she got the success of business and haiku achievement. (Comment on this)
Sunday, June 14th, 2009
6:35 am	summer cicada Issa 一茶 1814 夏の蝉なくが此世の栄よう哉 natsu no semi naku ga kono yo no eiyo^ kana David’s English the chirring of summer cicadas their gift to this world . by Issa, 1814 Shinji Ogawa's paraphrase guided my translation: "For the summer cicadas the chirring is their great accomplishment in this world." I wonder if Issa might be alluding to his own "chirring" as a poet--his own accomplishment or gift? http://cat.xula.edu/issa/ sakuo haiga April Issa married with a young bride. She said, “You are only doing haiku all day long” Issa replied. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, June 12th, 2009
11:27 pm	Haiku Guy David sensei has published Haiku Novel named " Haiku Guy" The book's introduction has issed on web. Please come and see this new style novel. haikuguy.com/hgj.html Sakuo has two books, left is Issa's book and right is David's book. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
7:16 am	no escaping Masajo 真砂女 1994 ８８才 どうしても落葉踏まねば行けぬ路 do^shitemo ochiba fumaneba yukenu michi Lee & Emiko's English no escaping it— I must step on fallen leaves to take this path Seasonal word: fallen leaves ( winter ) sakuo haiga (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
8:42 pm	a wifeless man Issa 一茶 1815 妻なしが草を咲かせて夕涼 tsuma nashi [ga] kusa wo sakasete yu^suzumi David’s English a wifeless man makes his plants bloom... evening cool http://cat.xula.edu/issa/ sakuo haiga This ku was made on 1815. The year before Issa had married with Kiku, chrysanthemum, after his long single life in Edo city. (Comment on this)
Friday, June 5th, 2009
7:17 pm	lover's arrow Masajo 真砂女 1986 age 80 恋の矢の的はづしけり秋の風 koi no ya no mato hazushi keri aki no kaze Lee & Emiko’s English love ‘s arrow has missed its mark-- autumn wind Seasonal word: autumn wind (autumn) sakuo haiga (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
10:52 am	trust Issa 一茶 1813 あなた任せ任せぞとしは犬もとり anata makase makase zo toshi wa inu mo tori David’s English trust, trust in Buddha! you're a year older too dog The season word in this haiku, toshitori, ("growing old") relates to the year's ending; in the traditional Japanese system for counting age, everyone gains a year on New Year's Day. Here, Issa advises the dog to trust, as he does, in the saving power of Amida Buddha while they both move one step closer to death. http://cat.xula.edu/issa/ sakuo haiga   (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
10:09 pm	sea shell Masajo 真砂女 1986 age 80 秋風や裸足の爪の貝と化し aki kaze ya hadashi no tume no kai to kashi Lee & Emiko’s English autumn breeze— the nails on mu bare feet become sea shells Seasonal word: autumn breeze (autumn) sakuo haiga (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 31st, 2009
4:24 pm	peony Issa 一茶 1818 盃をちよいと置たるぼたん哉 sakazuki wo choi to okitaru botan kana David’s English I lay my sake cup on top for a moment... peony http://cat.xula.edu/issa/ Sakuo’s supposition At the moment, Issa was staying in Naganuma where many his students were gathered. Note; Naganuma is 20 kilo meters far from Issa’s village. Among them there was Mr. Nabuti Sato who loved poem, painting, and gardening. Especially he was an expert of chrysanthemum and peony. Nabuti’s haiku. 我庵を狭しと牡丹咲きにけり waga iho wo semasi botan sakini keri my hut garden is narrowed by blooming peonies Issa was enjoying party with his familiar haiku friends in Naganuma, watching Nabuti’s peony. And sakuo’s haiga.    " /> (14 Comments |Comment on this)