*1*
糸雨や明るい窓に笛のソロ
_{ito same ya akarui mado ni fue no soro}
threads of rain-
from the bright window
flute solo

*2*
さかずきに映る小枝や上り月
_{sakazuki ni uturu ko eda ya nobori zuki}
tree branches
cast a shadow in the wineglass-
swelling moon

*3*
安売りや昨夜のご飯今朝のめし
_{yasu uri ya yuube no gohan kesa no meshi}
oh the bargain sales!
last night's leftovers
for breakfast today.

*4*
裏道や踏まれたミモザまた開く
_{ura michi ya fumareta mimoza mata hiraku}
back lane-
the trampled mimosa unfolds again

*5*
鳩二羽の餌争いのワルツかな
_{hato ni wa no esa arasoi no warutsu kana}
two pigeons fight over food-
a waltz!

*6*
風に乗る倒れた古樹の香りかな
_{kaze ni noru taoreta kogi no kaori kana}
gone with the wind,
the felled ancient tree
oozes fragrance

*7*
黄昏や暗い茂みに鳥騒ぐ
_{tasogare ya kurai shigemi ni tori sawagu}
dusk-
in the dense dark foliage
birds clamor

*8*
満月を観る暇もない午夜のバス
_{man getsu wo miru hima mo nai goya no basu}
no intermission
for admiring the full moon-
midnight bus

*12*
穴あけつ埋めつ歩道や蟻の列
_{ana aketsu umetsu hodou ya ari no retsu}
digging up and filling in the walkway-
ants in parade

*15*
薫風にはためく君の素描かな
_{kunpuu ni hatameku kimi no sobyou kana}
in the fragrant wind,
fluttering-
a sketched girl

*27*
柔肌に色の遊びや夏日差し
_{yawahada ni iro no asobi ya natsu hizashi}
colors play
on her soft skin-
summer sunshine.

*31*
明け方や半透明の花と夢
_{akegata ya han toumei no hana to yume}
in the first light,
semi-transparent
flowers and dreams

*0*