Linking Haiku 4

Dec. 17, 1997

Akinaga (Starting Haiku)	パンパンと銀杏煎りて飲む夕べ pan pan to gin-nan irite nomu yuube "Pang, pang!" parching gingko nuts I drink in the evening
Watanabe (2nd Haiku)	過去帳に君記されて飲む夕べ kako chou ni kimi shirusarete nomu yuube Your name is written on a roll of the deceased I drink in the evening
Jerry (3rd Haiku)	Six hours of talk With five other North Americans --- I ride home drunk 同郷の五人と飲みてほろ酔いし doukyou no gonin to nomite horo yoishi
Davina (4th Haiku)	FInal hours of talk I toast my friend's journey home At the airport bar. 空港の別れの杯や友帰郷 kuukou no wakare no hai ya tomo kikyou
Nakai (5th Haiku)	晩酌に夢見心地のごろ寝かな banshaku ni yume-mi gokochi no gorone kana I lie dozing half awake, half asleep --- Just a drink at supper
Kimura (Ending Haiku)