風が止み
落ち葉に抱かれ
眠りたい

Kazé ga yami
Ochiba ni dakaré
Nemuritai

The wind stops
I wish to be embraced by the fallen leaves
And fall into sleep

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #川柳 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : comfort
#Haikufeels : decay

秋風の
重さで唸る
漁船の帆

Aki kazé no
Omosa de unaru
GyoseN no ho

The sails of the fishing boat
Groaning with the weight
Of the autumn wind

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #川柳 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#vss365 : sail
#DailyHaikuPrompt : groan

この「時」も
里無き船の
港哉

Kono toki mo
Sato naki funé no
Minato kana

Even this “moment”
Is but a port
For a boat with no hometown

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #川柳 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#vss365 : harbour
#inkmine : belong

雑音が
秋夜の風に
祓われる

ZatsuoN ga
Shuuya no kazé ni
Harawareru

The noise
By the autumn night breeze
Is purified/swept away

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #川柳 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : night chill
#Haikufeels : banish

その日には
山をも砕く
ラッパ哉

Sono hini wa
Yama womo kudaku
Lappa kana

And on that day
It will crumble even the mountains
The trumpet

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #川柳
#LetsRenga
#vss365 : #mountain
#inkmine : QUAKE

木枯らしが*
トンボを夜へ
導かん

kogarashi ga
Tonbo wo yoru e
michibikan

The cold autumn wind*
leading the dragonfly
into the night

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : dragonfly
#Haikufeels : cool
(*木枯らし : lit: "tree witherer" -> name for the chilly wind as autumn turns to winter)

木漏れ日が
優しく染まる
灰空に

Komorebi ga
Yasashiku somaru
Haizora ni

The sun trickling through the leaves
Is gently dyed
The color of the grey sky

(~As the leaves fall, the trees reveal the sky more, foretelling the coming of winter)

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : sunbeam

霧からか
気のせいなのか
物音が

Kiri karaka
Kinosei nanoka
Mono’oto ga

From perhaps the fog
Or perhaps my imagination
The sound of something bumping

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : fog
#Haikufeels : bump

この胸に
宿す焚き火に
供え菊

Kono muné ni
Yadosu takibi ni
Sonaégiku

For the bonfire
Residing in my chest
An offering of chrysanthemums

(In Japan, chrysanthemums are reserved as offerings of mourning at graves)

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : Chrysanthemums
#vss365 : passion

秋分に
旅立った者
振り返る

Shuubun ni
Tabidatta mono
Furikaeru

Autumn equinox
Those that embarked ahead of us
Look back

(The autumn equinox day in Japan is a day of respecting ancestors and visiting graves)

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : equinox
#vss365 : embark

紅葉が
乾いた風で
登る竜

Kouyou ga
Kawaita kazé dé
Noboru ryuu

The crimson leaves
upon the dry wind
rises as a dragon

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#vss365 : #Stormy
#DailyHaikuPrompt : Wind Storm
#haikufeels : dry

黄昏と
枯葉が隠す
獣道

Tasogaré to
Karéha ga kakusu
Kemono michi

The twilight and
The fallen leaves hide
The game trail

(~ you are lost, out of your depth, and time is not on your side)

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : twilight
#inkmine : wild

葉の色も
子鹿も川も
巡る哉

Ha no iro mo
Kojika mo kawa mo
Meguru kana

The colour of the leaves
The fawn and river too
Flow in a cycle

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : deer
#vss365 : commence
#Haikufeels : circle

初嵐
山が許さぬ
きのこ狩り

Hatsu arashi
Yama ga yurusanu
Kinoko gari

With the first storm
The mountains will not permit
Foraging for mushrooms (today)

(~mother is angry, expect no dinner)

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : first storm
#vss365 : autumnal
#Haikufeels : forbid

鮭如く
微笑み死地へ
滝登り

Saké gotoku
Hohoemi shichi é
Taki nobori

Like salmon
Smiling on its way to its death place
Rising against the cascades

(~response to an enemy: I will not resign, be ready for attrition)

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : cascade
#vss365 : sanguine

鶸如く
羽を並べて
祈ろうか

Hiwa gotoku
Hané wo narabeté
Inorouka

Like the finches
Shall we align our wings
Side by side, and pray?

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : wings
#inkmine : inspire

秋風と
夜庭を染める
下弦月

Aki kazé to
Yoniwa wo someru
KageNdzuki

Staining
The autumn wind and the night garden
The waning moon

(~At night, everywhere I look it reminds me of you)

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : waning moon
#inkmine : paint / stain

柳との
川辺で月見
葉を流す

Yanagi to no
Kawabé dé tsukimi
Ha wo nagasu

With the willows
A moon viewing by the river
Letting a leaf flow away

(~Letting go so you can see beauty again)

#Haiku #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #秋 #autumn
#LetsRenga
#DailyHaikuPrompt : willow
#vss365 : moon glade