Wahala

even an elephant

may wahala

its long nose

Unusual typhoon in May

unusual typhoon in May

a frog lays eggs

in a puddle

move them 

to a marsh

***

raindrops play the music piano

suddenly turn up forte

drum lotus leaves

SPLASH!

a frog jumps into a pond

Lullaby

Poems are lullabies for sore hearts.

Glottal

Wind through the Glottal Valley

sounds

a`a`a`a`

`ae`ae`ae

and mmmm.

****

my hubby is

a master of 

glottal speech

particularly

while sleeping

Less-than-subtle

heart shaped "less-than-subtle" coockie

***

Saturday afternoon

at a beauty shop

"less-than-subtle"ほんの気持ち cookie

served 

at tea time

Mowing

Mowing grass

a mother cat

moves out

草刈りて 急ぎ母猫 引っ越しす

Modicum

give me 

abundant retweets

I will give you

a modicum of retweet

in return

a Bonito 鰹

"we have a bonito, tonight"

receive an email

go to a sake shop

「鰹あり」　メール届いて酒屋行く 

Nene

NENE has four sisters 

NANA

NINI

NUNU and NONO.

They step featherlightly.

Rose, Gogwood

by sweet scent

pulls my sleeve

a red rose

芳香で我の袖引く赤いバラ

***

after the rain

up stairs of dogwood

to the sky

雨上がり

ミズキの階段

空高く

Rush

when azaleas fall

summer rushes

hollyhocks bloom

against

blue sky

Roan

black at first meeting

now blue roan

your stubble

feels prickly

against the cheek 

Early summer

early summer breeze

follows

a running child 

走る子の後にひとすじ風薫る

***

after school club activity

a shadow of a lilac sways

on backs of students

部活あと語らう背中 藤の影

***

after the bloom 

young leaves open on a cutting

refill the vase with water

切り枝に若葉広がり水替える

Insatiable

throw a ball

again!

again!

dog's insatiable demand

arthritis of shoulder

***

faster

more comfortable

insatiable desire

operates

a nuclear plant

a Reed

pick a reed to play a tune

mother stops

afraid cesium

草笛や

セシウムあると

母が止め

Scarlet Sky

scarlet sky in the morning

rain or shine

Happy Monday!

***

a crow alarms

when

a flame dragon

creeps behind a mountain ridge

its scarlet breath licks the sky

a New Menue

adding too much seasoning

opens the door to

a new menu

Japanese noodle with deep fired-tofu tastes good.

Wing

on the wings of

google earth

fly over

tsunami-hit area

memories and realities tangled

the first day of summer 夏立つ

the first day of summer

ask the sun

to be mild

夏立ちて

お手柔らかにと

陽に望む

Dandelion puff

whisper 

good luck to

dandelion puff

幸あれと

タンポポの絮に

囁けり

a Donkey ~ロバ~

round and round

same words
turn
in the Diet deliberations

I become a donkey
tethered to a stake

****

ぐるぐる
ぐるぐる
昨日も今日も
国会中継は
違う質問者
同じ回答者
の間を
ぐるぐる
ぐるぐる
同じ言葉がめぐっている。

それを聞いている私は
杭につながれたロバになる。