at Year-End

at year-end

sparrows are playing

in an almost empty parking lot

駐車場 雀遊びし 年の暮れ

at Year-End

behind ink flow
lambent light
winter moon
薄墨の奥でゆらめく冬の月
***
at year-end

busy with housecleaning

dad and a cat sneak out

父と猫 雲隠れする 年の暮れ

Blithe, Bedeck

Mr. Blithe went on a date to a illuminated avenue

♪♫ charmed with his beautiful partner

♫♬ and step on a dog dropping ♪♬

http://artwiculate.com/words/blithe

***

Leaves were already fallen

bare brunches

bedecked with winter sunshine

http://loqwacious.blogspot.com/2010/12/bedeck.html

the Winter Solstice

My shadow on the untrodden sand
Originally uploaded by yupius

The winter solstice

a day is short

a shadow is long

another myself

has an eight-head figure

***

on the winter solstice

make rice porridge with red beans

a cat climbs

on to my back

bending over a pot

***

http://tina.mnnguyen.com/2010/12/19/gpoem-wotw-is-%E2%80%9Csolstice%E2%80%9D/

Flying with Moon

Flying with moon

a sneeze

takes me down to earth

寒月の夜空にひとつくしゃみあり

a Hot Water Bottle

What are you dreaming about?

holding a hot-water bottle

covered with teddy bear

いかなりや　くま湯たんぽと　見る夢は

 ***

Writing cards

at the window

my fingers are numbed with cold

窓際で　便り書く指　かじかめる

Callous

Your bitter words

make

my heart callous

and

my head aphyllous

http://artwiculate.com/

Eeyore

Discount Tickets!!
Christmas concert by Eeyore -YO Ma!!
Gloomy tunes never fail you!

http://loqwacious.blogspot.com/2010/12/eeyore.html

Extol

Cold and cloudy morning

feel a sign of snow

children & dogs

are ready to extol snowy world

I prepare a pocket warmer

http://loqwacious.blogspot.com/2010/12/extol.html

Fallen Leaves

Winter morning

iced-over fallen leaves

in a puddle

朝がきて氷につめし落葉あり

***

A corgi dog

pushes aside

breast-deep fallen leaves

胸までの落葉かきわくコーギー犬

***

Place a fallen leaf talisman on my head

‘change into Santa Claus’

you chanted

落葉のせサンタになれと君唱う

***

Fine winter day

a lark draws a parabola

in the sky

冬うらら空に雲雀の放物線

The Night of Geminids Meteor Shower

before dawn

count shooting stars

with you

夜明け前 君と数えし流れ星

***

Gemini

scatter stardust

from their sky bucket

tinkle-tinkle

the dust is caught in your eyelash

空のバケツから　双子が　ちりんちりりん　とまいた星屑。君のまつ毛にひっかかる。

***

Last night, thick clouds were hanging, so I went to bed earlier.
I woke up about 3:00 a.m. having a dream tinkling stars are falling.
The clear sky was there.

Jussulent

no bread in the morning

bake pancakes

instead

with a cup of steaming jussulent

a perfect meal to begin a day

http://loqwacious.blogspot.com/2010/12/jussulent.html

A Draft

through a gap in a door

a snow fairy reaches for my ankle

a draft

くるぶしに 雪女触れ すきま風

Simper, Pherenic

Lost in the woods, a broad-faced cat, 
simperingly cut across in front of me.
So I pinched my cheek.
'Fake Alice in Napping land'
http://artwiculate.com/words/simper

in Land of Hiccup, everyone has pherenic twitch.
http://loqwacious.blogspot.com/2010/12/phrenic.html

Fine Winter Day

fine winter morning

an airplane draws a pink trail

in the sky

冬晴れや空にピンクの裳裾ひく

***

fine winter day

pruning sound

here and there in residential area

冬うらら　剪定する音　そこかしこ

***

sunny winter day

a drying area

is full of flapping clothes

冬日和　物干し台は　満艦飾

Wait

at tip of a branch

of magnolia

a tiny bud

waits for spring

already

***

tidy the garden

my dog waits

the arrect ears lop

the fluffy tail droops

can't help throwing a ball

http://tina.mnnguyen.com/2010/12/06/gpoem-wotw-is-%E2%80%9Cwait%E2%80%9D-2/

In the Sun

an abandoned house

blazes in crimson

the sunset

廃屋の火事かと見れば夕日なり

***

while washing curtains

bask

in the sun

カーテンを洗う合間の日向ぼこ

***

a wiping cloth in my hand

sun myself

on the window sash

窓拭きのぞうきん持ちて日向ぼこ

***

wear a thick jacket

two slightly stooped backs

me and a cat

どてら着て 丸い背中の猫二匹

a Crackling Leaf

crackling

a fallen leaf

leads me

かさこそと我の前行く落葉かな

***

The winter wind carries

an irresistible call

of roast sweet potato truck

風にのり 我を呼ぶ声 焼き芋屋

Gods return

with an ebb tide and setting sun

multitudinous gods

return to Izumo

引き潮と入り日にのりて神還る

***

stay alone at home

look out

count lights in windows

人恋し窓の灯りを数えみる

***

a popular salesperson

of an old liqour shop in my town

a shaggy and gentle dog

わが町の古き酒屋の招き犬

a Crow

over a hamburger

a crow and a kite are having a dogfight

Stop 

Stop

It's mine 

***

sparrows 

on

electric wires

a crow comes

a G clef 

雀 連なる 電線に 烏が一羽 ト音記号

http://tina.mnnguyen.com/2010/11/29/gpoem-wotw-is-%E2%80%9Ccrow%E2%80%9D/

a Winter Seagull

Who are you calling?

a winter seagull

in the dusky sky

誰を呼ぶ 薄暮の空の 冬鴎