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きだはしにすずめ二羽ゐてちゅんちゅんとなにか話してをりし幸ひ よはんな

時を経て聞く友の死や木の卓に朝（あした）拾ひし木の実転がる よはんな Hearing of a friend's death long after the fact; a nut, gathered at dawn, rolls across the wooden table.Johanna

月光を受けて輝く遠き塔吾が鳩ならば飛びてゆきたし よはんな A distant tower gleaming in the moonlight—were I a dove, I would fly to it. Johanna

最近ほとんど吟行をしていませんが句作を意識しない散歩は毎日していますI haven't really gone on any haiku-writing excursions lately, but I do take walks every day without consciously thinking about composing haiku.

曲線の或る一点を微分して人の心を知らんとするも よはんな Trying to understand a person's heart by differentiating a certain point on a curve Johanna

縄文の土偶の笑顔かがやきて我を励ます元気出せよと よはんな The smiling face of the Jomon clay figurine shines bright, encouraging me—telling me to cheer up. — Johanna

雨の日の雨のにほひはほの甘く庭の木の葉を濡らす優しく よはんな The scent of rain on a rainy day is faintly sweet, gently wetting the leaves of the trees in the garden. Johanna

夏袈裟の僧や久方ぶりの街 よはんな A monk in summer robes was walking along the narrow road of a fishing village. Johanna

水筒の氷カラコロ夏休み よはんな Ice clinking in the water bottle, oh, summer vacation Johanna

海見ゆる窓辺に立てば高く低く鳥の鳴き合ふ声はさやかに よはんな Standing by the window with a view of the sea, the sounds of birds calling to each other high and low are clear Johanna

山中の木の実降る音かき消して赤き鉄橋わたる機関車 よはんな A train crosses the red iron bridge, drowning out the sound of nuts falling in the mountains. Johanna

焼立てのアップルパイを差し出して母国へ帰りますといふ人 よはんな A friend offered me a freshly baked apple pie, saying she was going back to her home country. Johanna

産土の社を訪へば燦燦と杜輝きて我を励ます よはんな When I visit the shrine of my birthplace, the sacred grove shines brilliantly, heartening me. Johanna

夏の夜の森を歩けばさわさわと葉擦れの音や水の湧く音 よはんな Walk through the forest on a summer night, and you hear the rustling of leaves and the sound of water welling up. Johanna

家ふかくたんぽぽの絮入り込みて一段落といふ語思ほゆ よはんな

家深く汐風入りて青く青く窓を染めたり我を染めたり よはんな The sea breeze drifts deep into the house, dyeing the windows—and dyeing me—a deep, deep blue. Johanna

月光に舟漕ぎ出さむ我ぞ今 よはんな I'm about to row out in the moonlight now Johanna

夏の夜の紫色の闇をもて遠きあの世を占なはむ今 よはんな In the purple darkness of this summer night, I shall now divine the distant world beyond. Johanna

間違ひを指摘したいといふ欲になんとか勝ちて家に帰りぬ よはんな I managed to overcome the urge to point out the mistake and returned home. Johanna