New Haikuist Club 2nd issue:Oct. 22,1997

NAKAI, Hirokazu

「月光」のピアノの調べに金木犀　

gekko no piano no shirabe ni kin-moku-sei

"Moonlight Sonata"

piano melodies in the air

and the scents of kin-moku-sei

WATANABE, Hiroyuki

記憶より優しき旧友と飲む夜長　　

kioku yori yasashiki tomo to nomu yonaga

Drinking with my old friend

sweeter than memories

on an autumn evening

AKINAGA, Eriko

つや放ちここにいるよとどんぐりの　　

tsuya hanachi kokoni iruyo to don-guri no

An acorn

gives off a glow

saying, "Here I am"

秋祭り黙して祈るピアスの娘　

aki matsuri moku shite inoru piasu no ko

At an autumn festival

A girl wearing pierced earrings

prays in silence

Jerry Gordon

Sound of a small bell

from the doorway of a pub ---

Old dog scratching

身を掻いてパブの老犬鈴鳴らす

mi wo kaite pabu no rouken suzu narasu

Davina Robinson-Soga

The rain seeks vengeance

As I wait at a crossing

Without an umbrella

濡れて待つ踏切開かず恨み雨

nurete matsu humikiri akazu urami ame