新記録処暑後の猛暑いつ終わる？
(shinkiroku shoshogo-no-mōsho itsuowaru)
（薫風士）
a new record:
fierce heat after Shosho;
when will it end?
(Lovee)
(Note)
The word “Shosho” means one of the 24 divisions of the four seasons（around August 23）, at which the summer heat is expected to ease up.
These pictures show some partial portions of NHK-TV scenes which Kunpūshi saw on August 29 & 30, 2025.
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いなづまを手にとる闇の紙燭哉
（inazuma-o tenitoru-yami-no shisoku-kana）
（李下）
a shisoku-torch in the dark,
looking like lightning
taken with my hand
(Translated by Lovee)
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待ち居たる秋の朝立ち音楽し
(machiitaru akino-asadachi oto-tanoshi)
（薫風士）
having long awaited
the sounds of rain-shower_
pleasant in the autumn morning
(Lovee)
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秋夕立掘りし笹根の甦り
(akiyudacｈi horishi-sasane-no yomigaeri)
(薫風士)
extracted bamboo grass roots_
revived by
autumn evening rain-shower
(Lovee)
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秋の蝉最後のあがき葉の陰に
(akinosemi saigono-agaki hanokageni)
(薫風士)
at the end of life,
flapping its alae at the back of leaves_
an autumnal cicada
(Lovee)
Click or tap this picture, then you can find a cicada in the middle of the picture.
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なめくじやガラス瓶をも昇りけり
(namekuji-ya garasubin-omo noborikeri)
(薫風士)
a slug_
having crept up
the inner wall of glass bottle
(Lovee)
雲をかし処暑の前の日午後六時
(kumookashi shosho-no-maeno-hi gogo-rokuji)
（薫風士）
amusing shapes of clouds_
around six o’clock in the afternoon
one day before Shosho
(Lovee)
(Note)
The word “Shosho” means one of the 24 divisions of the four seasons（around August 23）, at which the summer heat is expected to ease up.
This picture reminds me to think of the saying "前門の虎後門の狼".
（iewa-mina tsueni-shiraga-no hakamairi）
（芭蕉）
visiting the grave,
the whole family
with sticks and grey-haired
(Translated by Lovee)
(Note)
Click or tap here and see explanation of the above haiku in Japanese: “芭蕉.db”, which is an official site of Yamanashi Prefectural University.
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(haiku-no-hi Bashō-ku-yakushi tsutsuganashi)
（薫風士）
Haiku Day_
translating Basho’s haiku,
healthy at my home
(Lovee)
(Note)
Haiku Day is the 19th of August, which was set up as a homonym of 8.19 in Japanese.
In the above translation, the subject “I” and its following verb “am” are omitted as in the Japanese haiku.
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閑さや岩にしみいる蝉の声
(shizukesa-ya iwa-ni-shimiiru semi-no-koe)
（芭蕉）
serenity!
cicada’s voices
seeping into crags
（Translated by Lovee)
Click or tap here and see “芭蕉の足跡巡り《秋の山寺・立石寺》“.
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(osagari-o mago-to-medetari ikimitama)
（薫風士）
ikimitama_
with my grandson,
having enjoyed osagari
(Lovee)
(Note)
The word “ikimitama” （生身魂）means an old custom in which some presents are given to living parents during Bon festival holidays.
The word “osagari”（お下がり）means some food offerings that have been at Buddhist altar.
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(tokekomu-ya kyōsōkyoku-ni mado-no-semi)
（薫風士）
cicadas outside the window_
harmonizing with
a new concerto on the TV
(Lovee)
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終戦日未来見据えむ五ほう良し
(shūsenbi mirai-misuen go-hō-yoshi)
（薫風士）
War-end Anniversary_
discern prudently our future;
five aspects OK or not
(Lovee)
(Note)
The word “五ほう” can express various meanings, depending on kanji (漢字：Chinese character) such as “五方: five directions”, “語法: grammar”, “誤報: misinformation”, “護法: defence of Buddhism", "後報: trtribution”, etc.
The following picture reminds me of the saying "前門の虎後門の狼".
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(akisemi-mo minomushi-mo nakunomi-zo)
（虚子）
bagworms merely weep,
as well as
autumn cicadas cry
(Lovee)
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(shūsenbi kyūji-heiwa-o ōkashite)
（薫風士）
high-school baseball players
glorying their youthful peace_
War-end Anniversary
(Lovee)
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滝音や足水多き白き足
(takioto-ya ashimizu-ōki shiroki-ashi)
（薫風士）
sounds of the waterfall_
cold foot-bath;
lots of white feet
(Lovee)
This picture, which is a potion of a picture found by WEB search, has no connection with the above haiku.
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(中村汀女)
prayers are sincerely eager_
crape myrtle
(Lovee)
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楠の古木に発起長崎忌
(kusunoki-no koboku-ni-hokki nagasaki-ki)
（薫風士）
the old camphor tree
refreshed my decision_
Nagasaki Atomic-bombed Day
(Lovee)
This picture shows a portion of ANN news which Lovee saw by WEB search.
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(ame-futte jikatamaru-ya Nagasaki-ki)
（薫風士）
timely rain
packed the earth_
Nagasaki Memorial Day
(Lovee)
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(jiu-furu-ya genbaku-hidō kuroi-ame)
（薫風士）
merciful rain reminds me_
the Black Rain of
cruel Atomic Bomb
(Lovee)
これらの写真は、ANNやNHK-TV ニュース画面の一部分です。
温暖化の異常気象なのか、局地的豪雨や干ばつが生じています。
ので、当地の雨を単純に「慈雨」とか「喜雨」などと喜んでばかりいられません。
天災は甘受せざるを得ませんが、人災は防止する努力をしなければなりません。
そんな思いで、世界平和を切望しながら、ささやかなブログ「俳句HAIKU」を日々書いています。
この思いをシェアーして、ご支援頂けると有難いです。
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