春の午後地の崩落に椿散る

 

spring afternoon
the earth off balance
camellias fall
 

春の夜の更ける荒地に流れ星


the spring night
falls on the waste land
shooting stars
 

 看護士の赤ちゃん抱く地震かな

the nurse
holds a newborn baby
the earthquake
 

芭蕉碑に苗木供える世の祈り


Basho’s tablet
finds magnolia saplings
worldwide prayer
 

三月記地震に揺れる芭蕉像


Basho’s statue
shakes in the earthquake
March diary
 

 

Hidenori Hiruta lives in Akita, Japan. Some haiku of his have appeared in Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray. Others have appeared on his blog: AKITA HAIKU. He is also in charge of the website Akita International Haiku Network, where poets from all over the world share poetry.