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- Not too late to take Chinese course new school year(May 2, 2008)
- On maiden voyage cherry blossoms in the wind champagne cork(April 18, 2008)
- Glittering handrail on an old bridge− spring sunrise(April 4, 2008)
- Could I live without vanity? Japanese apricot(March 29-30, 2008)
- Day moon magnolia floats in blue(March 15-16, 2008)
- Street performer tossing a ball high winter sky(March 1-2, 2008)
- Fluffing the unused pillow Valentine's Day(February 16, 2008)
- Blue ogre wails from the kid's book winter night(February 2-3, 2008)
- Snowy owl on moonlit mountain hoots again(January 19-21, 2008)
- Silent night footsteps approaching my hometown(December 27, 2007)
- Soup kitchen someone singing Auld Lang Syne(December 15-16, 2007)
- The first snow blind boy turns his face to the sky(December 1-2, 2007)
- Than new rice nothing tastes better I'm Japanese(November 17-18, 2007)
- Tricycle stops at an acorn shade of trees(November 3-4, 2007)
- Deep autumn neighbor's phone ringing first time this week(October 20-21, 2007)
- Cricket chorus daytime at platform 13 Ueno station (October 6-7, 2007)
- Full moon her postcard "wish you were here" (September 29-30, 2007)
- Patch of blue on a puddle Welcome back (September 15-16, 2007)
- Out of vegetables hydrangea leaf tempura(September 1-2, 2007)
- Dreaming of escape I add "get passports" to my to do list(August 4-5, 2007)
- Turtledoves coo-cooing nearby the graveyard(July 21-22, 2007)
- At midnight mailing a haiku eastern breeze(July 7-8, 2007)
- Hazy moon suddenly cell phone starts to sing(June 30-July 1, 2007)
- Goofy neckties Father's Day gifts all mine now(June 16-17, 2007)
- As the rain slows the downtown lights bleed on the streets(June 2-3, 2007)
- Sunrise a turtle's shadow on the move(May 19-20, 2007)
- Who is she? red belt at his grave in spring rain(May 5-6, 2007)
- First spring breeze-- the puzzle falls into place(April 21-22, 2007)
- Spring at noon scent of the old book on our palms(April 7-8, 2007)
- From now on a mere wanderer in spring mist(Mar 31-April 1, 2007)
- Colored breeze curtains billowing pistachio green(Mar 17-18, 2007)
- Plum blossoms daughter expecting first baby(Mar 3-4, 2007)
- Nervously going out to buy Valentines(Feb 17-18, 2007)
- First snowfall crisscrossing the yard small footprints(Feb 3-4, 2007)
- Hide and seek hot water bottle in the quilt(Jan 27-28, 2007)
- Hi, sparrows the first visitors new year's morn(Jan 13-14, 2007)
- Praying mantis how long you've been there chilly night(Dec 30-31, 2006)
- The Mediterranean embraces a moon colored by wine(Dec 16-17, 2006)
- Saying "cheese" couple in first snow make-believe smiles(Dec 2-3, 2006)
- Floating leaves a strange cat steps over the roof ridge(Nov 11-16, 2006)
- Autumn night my daughter's story of her crush(Nov 4-5, 2006)
- Autumn wind ... tip of the pampas grass poets whisper(Oct 21-22, 2006)
- Walking through darkness ... trillium(Oct 7-8, 2006)
- Seagulls drifting by boat sea breeze(Sep 30-Oct 1, 2006)
- Our home locked for a year ... spring breeze(Sep 16-17,2006)
- Book returned with a peach, beside dog-eared pages(Sep 2-3,2006)
- Closing my eyes to feel thunder's boom(Aug 5-6,2006)
- Fireworks a well-matched pair make love(July 29-30,2006)
- Each flower replies "it's my time" it's my time(July 15-16,2006)
- Fireflies only light up the memory(July 01-02,2006)
- Soccer ball still in the schoolyard summer rain(June 17-18,2006)
- Likely soon but not raining yet tree frogs croak(June 3-4,2006)
- In the ward combing long white hair Mother's Day(May 20-21,2006)
- First spring gale on the washing line dancing jeans(April 22-23,2006)
- Delicate scent led to a shrine red plum blossoms(April 8-9,2006)
- Kept in a vase camellia calyx lives alone(March 18-19,2006)
- Clay dolls have become my friends demure hina(March 4-5,2006)
- Unexpected midnight Valentine by e-mail(Feb 14-15,2006)
- Chilled fingers purple mistletoe buds in snow(Feb 4-5,2006)
- Recharging my electric bike New Year's Day(Jan 21-22,2006)
- Wet with sleet an overworked crow hurrying home(Dec 17-18,2005)
- Summer moon oranges quartered on a plate(Dec 3-4,2005)
- Every leaf only looks different once fallen(Nov 19-20,2005)
- From the newspaper the warmth of the potato gradually(Nov 5-6,2005)
- Autumn days_ everyone finishes my sentences(Oct 29-30,2005)
- Lost father, longest visit yet: autumn dream(Oct 15-16,2005)
- Morning paper: while reading leisurely autumn begins(Oct 01-02,2005)
- How I love the taste of the words of my language ― tickling my palate(Sep 16-17,2005)
- Tourist guide turns round Triumphal Arch yet again(Sep 03-04,2005)
- Shade of a tree no evening paper yet a spider(Aug 20-21,2005)
- Paper cranes Memorial Day no more Hiroshima(Aug 6-7,2005)
- Morning sun : shadow of the roof next door enters my room(July 30-31,2005)
- Sunlight peeps through the blinds falling back to sleep(July 2-3,2005)
- Hot summer day-- over cold cherries, son asks: is this haiku?(June 18-19,2005)
- Dandelions I'm on my way to the dentist(June 4-5,2005)
- Spring sunset boy fishing alone on the pier(May 21-22,2005)
- Night rain yes, your love is true sleepless frogs(May 7-8,2005)
- Teaching kids the names of colors first art class(Apr 30-May 1,2005)
- The empty schoolyard pink roses through the chain-link fence(Apr 16-17,2005)
- Quietly starting super express in spring light: window seat(Apr 2-3,2005)
- No reason: calling late mother spring dusk(Mar 26-27,2005)
- Daphne blooms sons gone a long time graduation(Mar 19-20,2005)
- Spring gossip cat hears everything on her lap(Mar 12-13,2005)
- Japanese practice each step on the sachet back parsnip soup simmers(Mar 5-6,2005)
- One more shop closed in this town cyclamen(Feb 26-27,2005)
- Mountains sleep: a seductive whistle from the bird(Feb 19-20,2005)
- Early spring red color of my seal taxes paid(Feb 12-13,2005)
- Spring cleaning your head mark on the wall small comfort now(Feb 05-06,2005)
- Architect for South Pacific beach bunkers(Jan 29-30,2005)
- Snow falling a child draws the horizon on a window(Jan 22-23,2005)
- First prayer taking a deep breath New Year's Day(Jan 15-16,2005)
- Watching TV hand-in-hand under a blanket Christmas eve(Dec 25-26,2004)
- Test starts soon a wagtail beating the schoolyard(Dec 18-19,2004)
- Winter sun floods the living room reading in a dream(Dec 11-12,2004)
- Fish in the pond nibblingat the moon(Dec 06,2004)
- Nearing winter... the uncle who cracked walnuts with one hand(Nov 22,2004)
- Unchanged smile of the garden gnome typhoon's come(Nov 15,2004)
- Bright red leaves picking one, the girl pockets it(Nov 08,2004)
- Harvest moon shared with a stranger bus window(Nov 01,2004)
- Just dawn smell of coffee warms the dim room(Oct 25,2004)
- Moonless night-- the autumn sea just a sound here at my window(Oct 18,2004)
- Raging winds stuck to the window a leaf collage?(Oct 12,2004)
- Gleanings in the moonlight still yearning?(Oct 04,2004)
- Sun lights up another distant ridge Matterhorn(Sep 27,2004)
- Salad bowl... slice of the summer still remains(Sep 21,2004)
- Basho's wind circling stone tablet midsummer(Sep 13,2004)
- Morn glories dancing girls practice un deux trois(Sep 06,2004)
- Sunflowers only big flowers in moonlight(August 31,2004)
- On each leaf a tree frog waiting for a fly(August 23,2004)
- 8:15 11:02 -remembrance(August 09,2004)
- Evening wind bare-bottomed baby summer grass(August 02,2004)
- Garden rose wilts with dignity Queen Elizabeth(July 26,2004)
- Cafe terrace shade is today's special luncheon(July 20,2004)
- New glasses make the world clearer fresh green leaves(July 12,2004)
- Southern town her friendly big eyes swimming pool(July 05,2004)
- Fog the ship sailing away(June 28,2004)
- Old photo father off to war smiling(June 21,2004)
- Peonies remain in the rain where I left(June 14,2004)
- Cucumbers swell in afternoon bamboo shade(June 07,2004)
- In the rain peonies and I for a while(May 31,2004)
- Clouds move in ... rainy-day neighbor waves from a distance(May 24,2004)
- First humid night recalling a woman in blue Taj Mahal(May 17,2004)
- City heat the tomato eater's long chin(May 8-9,2004)
- Dozing off with thousands of croaking frogs midnight bath(May 1-2,2004)
- Kindergarten the child tells me her name is Aroha(Apr 26,2004)
- Warm morning mist in cherry clouds the pagoda(Apr 19,2004)
- Nearing spring: leaving the sanctuary the carpenters whisper(Apr 12,2004)
- End of winter stirring embers the widow's face aglow(Apr 05,2004)
- Tipsiness the moon hazy too vernal dark(Mar 29,2004)
- Cyclamen farewell, the last two red and white(Mar 22,2004)
- Newly in love magnolias bursting out of their skins(Mar 15,2004)
- Hina dolls chat with granddaughter the gap bridged(Mar 08,2004)
- Dust of snow... in the curve of her broom the curve of her back(Mar 01,2004)
- White crocus alone at the park vis-á-vis(Feb 23,2004)
- Crushing white pills on the counter daffodils in bloom(Feb 16,2004)
- Snow falling a busy signal on the phone (Feb 09,2004)
- Catching up on old newspapers haiku slows me down(Feb 02,2004)
- Gray light of dawn racing the snail up the wall(Jan 26,2004)
- A sip of sake midnight hatsumode and light snow(Jan 19,2004)
- First page― a man's empty hands the earthquake(Jan 13,2004)
- Mom's drawer the card I sent last Christmas(Dec 27-28,2003)
- Sixteenth moon first narcissus faintly white(Dec 22,2003)
- First train leaves with cold passengers morning moon(Dec 15,2003)
- Orion strides to China bow in hand(Dec 8,2003)
- Window pane raindrops remaining blue autumn(Nov 25,2003)
- Few leaves left through the persimmon far town view(Nov 17,2003)
- New and shy on the grocer's stand green apples(Nov 10,2003)
- Maple leaf dance in furious kimono waves(Nov 04,2003)
- The fullmoon has given child to me I rear her(Oct 27,2003)
- Sweet olive once a year I know where you are(Oct 20,2003)
- Moon watching smell of marigold in the wind(Oct 14,2003)
- end of summer... the cosmos in a handful of seeds(Oct 06,2003)
- Morning blue dawn unfolds autumn glory be (Sep 29,2003)
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