Thursday, January 28, 2010

A temple by the clouds.
Down march the days and the pains.
What hear I, brothers?

From Yone Noguchi's book Japanese Hokkus for Haiku Bones

Monday, January 25, 2010

Let me turn over,
Pray, go away,
Oh, my cricket!

From Yone Noguchi's book Japanese Hokkus for Haiku Bones

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Suppose the stars
Fall and break? — Do they ever sound
Like my own love song?

From Yone Noguchi's book Japanese Hokkus for Haiku Bones

Monday, January 18, 2010

A cloud of flowers!
Is it the bell of Uyeno
Or that of Asakusa?

From Yone Noguchi's book Japanese Hokkus for Haiku Bones

Thursday, January 14, 2010

My Love's lengthened hair
Swings o'er me from Heaven's gate:
Lo, Evening's shadow!

From Yone Noguchi's book Japanese Hokkus for Haiku Bones

Monday, January 11, 2010

Shall I knock
At Miidera Temple's gate?
Ah, moon of to-night!

From Yone Noguchi's book Japanese Hokkus for Haiku Bones

Thursday, January 7, 2010

On a withered twig, .
Lo, the crow is sitting there,
Oh, this Autumn eve!

For Haiku Bones from Yone Noguchi's book Japanese Hokku

Monday, January 4, 2010

Autumn's full moon:
Lo, the shadows of a pine tree
Upon the mats!

For Haiku Bones from Yone Noguchi's book Japanese Hokku