New Haikuist Club 4th issue　: 　Nov. 26,1997

NAKAI, Tomo

白い息お化けのように飛んでいく

shiroi iki obake no youni tonde iku

A white breath

floats out

like a ghost

NAKAI, Hirokazu

鴨の辺に群れるカモメの小春かな

kamo no be ni mureru kamome no koharu kana

A flock of gulls

rest in the autumn sun

in the Kamo River

A middle-aged couple

buys a pair of pottery bowls

at a Momiji Festival

紅葉市夫婦茶碗を買いにけり

momiji ichi myouto-jawan wo kai ni keri

WATANABE, Hiroyuki

秋深し線路の多き駅に立つ　

aki fukashi senro no ooki eki ni tatsu

I am at a station

where many railroads extend,

late in the autumn

AKINAGA, Eriko

火入れ式弥生の火起こし子らの頬　

hi ire shiki yayoi no hiokoshi kora no hoho

To light a coal stove

Children build a fire in a Yayoi way ----

Their cheeks become red

*Yayoi=an aincient time in Japan

足音に最後の一葉散り落ちぬ

ashi-oto ni saigo no hitoha chiri ochinu

The last leaf

falls down to the ground

hearing my footsteps

Jerry Gordon

From bare branches,

a flock of birds fly out

winter foliage

裸木の群飛ぶ鳥や冬の葉

hadakagi no mure tobu tori ya fuyu no ha

In a suit and tie

I wait 3 minutes

for my pictures

スーツ着て３分待つやスピード写真

su-tsu kite san-pun matsu ya supido shashin

Davina Robinson-Soga

Ignoring his toy

Sitting next to the window

He paws at the rain

おもちゃ置き雨に手をかく窓辺の猫

omocha oki ame ni te wo kaku madobe no neko