The moon
Above the snow-covered mountain
Dropped hailstones.
Above the snow-covered mountain
Dropped hailstones.

1889 ~ 1951/JapaneseHaiku magazine Hototogisu, directed by Kyoshi Takahama, produced many brilliant haikuists. The first wave, in Taisho era, was composed of the poets such as Kijo Murakami (1865 ~ 1938), Suiha Watanabe (1882 ~ 1946), Fura Maeda (1884 ~ 1954)…
View profile & all 10 Poems / StoriesBeing lonelyHe beats the gong again
The empty air made buzzThin wings of a dragonfly.
Firecrackers to frighten the animals.Shadows of mountains run
A vine of arrowrootTouch the cheek of a woodcutter.
The green detached from the mountainFollows the movement of the caught sweetfish.