Haiku
Atsujin
Earth and metal... Tsuchi kane ya
although my breathing ceases iki wa taete mo
time and tide go on. tsukihi ari
Bokusui
A parting word? Jisei nado
The melting snow zanestsu ni ka mo
is odorless. nakarikeri
Chirin
In earth and sky Ametsuchi ni
no grain and dust... chiri naka yuki no
snow on foothills. fuinoto kana
Choko
This final scene I'll not see Sue ikki
to the end...my dream mi hatemu yume no
is fraying. hotsure kana
Fukyu
A bright and pleasant Kokochiyoshi
autumn day to make aki no hiyori o
death's journey. shide no labi
Gokei
Fields dying off Kiete yuku
the underside of grasses frozen no mo uragare no
hour of my death. hotoke kana
Gozan
The snow of yesterday Hana to mishi
that fell like cherry pedals yuki wa kino zo
is water once again moto no mizu
Hankai
The year is ending Yuku toshi no
I have not left my heart kokoro-nokori wa
behind. nakarikeri
Ippu
Falling in the wind Chiriyuki ya
a gust kaze mi tokiwa no
of evergreen leaves. konoha ame
Issho
From deep in my heart Kokoro kara
how beautiful the snow yuki utsukushi ya
clouds of the west. nishi no kumo
Kyoshu
A journey of no return Sokomuke ya
the wanderer's sack is nayami mo kiyuru
bottomless. zudabukuro