一年は正月に一生ハ今にあり　　　　　 子規

ichinen wa shōgatsu ni

isshō wa ima ni ari

one year is in New Year’s Day

my life is this moment

Season word: New Year’s Day (shōgatsu), New Year

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1897, at …

山里の空や師走の凧一つ　　　　　　子規

yamazato no

sora ya shiwasu no

tako hitotsu

one kite

in the mountain village sky

year-end rush

Season word: year-end (師走 shiwasu), winter

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1893, at age 26.

Born in Matsuyama, Shiki …

さらさらと竹に音あり夜の雪　　　　　　子規

sarasara to

take ni oto ari

yoru no yuki

snow at night

rustling sound

on bamboo

Season word: snow (雪yuki), winter

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1892, at age 25.

Born in Matsuyama, Shiki is …

道はたに蔓草まとふ木槿哉　　　　　子規

michibata ni

tsurukusa matou

mukuge kana

by the roadside

creepers entwine

a rose of Sharon

Season word: rose of Sharon (木槿
mukuge), autumn

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1895, at age 28. Born

in Matsuyama, Shiki …

秋の山御幸寺と申し天狗住む　　　　　　　　　　子規

aki no yama

mikiji to moshi

tengu sumu

the mountain called Mikiji

in autumn

where Tengu lives

Season word: autumn mountain (秋の山　aki no yama), autumn

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1895, at age 28.

Born …

真宗の伽藍いかめし稲の花　　　　　子規

shinshū no

garan ikameshi

ine no hana

the grand

Shinshū temple

rice flowers

Season word: rice flower (稲の花　ine no hana), autumn

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1895, at age 28.

Born in Matsuyama, Shiki is credited …

添竹の折れて地にふす瓜の花

soedake no

orete chi ni fusu

uri no hana

the bamboo pole broken

a cucumber flower

grazing the ground

Season word: cucumber flower (uri no hana), summer

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1888, at age 21

Born …

添竹の折れて地にふす瓜の花

soedake no

orete chi ni fusu

uri no hana

the bamboo pole broken

a cucumber flower

grazing the ground

Season word: cucumber flower (uri no hana), summer

Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1888, at age 21

Born

Haiku May 2021

trying to cut that white lotus beyond reach                      Masaoka Shiki kiran to su byakuren ni te no todokazaru
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