山の音吸ひ込む春の凍し滝
（yama-no-oto suikomu haru-no iteshi-taki）
(Kunpūshi)
waterfalls frozen,
absorbing the mountain sounds
in the springtime
(Lovee)
This is a part of NHK-TV special feature news which I watched on Feburuary 22, 2025.
古郷や餅につき込む春の雪
(furusato-ya mochi-ni-tsukikomu haru-no-yuki)
(一茶 Issa)
my old home!
pounding steamed-rice for making “mochi”,
with the fallen-in spring snow
(Lovee)
(Note)
The word “moch” in this haiku means “soft steamed and pounded rice, which is eaten in various ways as it is, or which is otherwise formed into rice cakes.
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(haru-no-michi enji-ra-ware-ni konnichiwa)
(Kunpūshi)
walking on a spring path,
kindergarten children's call_
to me: “konnichiwa!”
(Lovee)
(Note)
"Konnichiwa" is one of greetings like "Hello!" or "Hi!", which is used during some time around noon between after "Good morning!" and before "Good evening!".
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詐偽メ－ル日々受取るや春寒し
(sagi-meru hibi-uktoru-ya haru-samu-shi)
(Kunpūshi)
receiving fraudulent mails daily,
intensely cold days
in the spring
(Lovee)
The first picture is a view from my room, and the second picture shows a part of NHK-TV morning news which L.P Lovee saw on February 21, 2025.
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(barentain sake-to-shokora-o oi-futari)
(Kunpūshi)
Valentine Day_
enjoying sake and chocolate,
an old couple
(Lovee)
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バレンタイン幸ひ戦後我が青春
(barentain saiwai sengo waga-seishun)
（Kunpūshi）
Valentine Day_
fortunately, my youth
after the War
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(aioite barentain-o aiken-to)
(Kunpūshi)
getting old together,
I used to spend some Valentine Days
with my beloved dog
(Lovee)
This picture shows a couple taking a walk with a dog.
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(barentain asahi-ni wahei inori-keri)
(Kunpūshi)
Valentine Day_
I watched the rising sun,
praying for cease-fires
(Lovee)
This is a sunrise picture, which L.P Lovee took on the Valentine day, February 14, 2025.
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バレンタイン戦争止めよ！人殺し！
(barentain sensō-yameyo hitogoroshi)
(薫風士 Kunpūshi)
Valentine Day_
Cease warfare!
Murderers!
(L.P. Lovee)
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麦めしにやつるる恋か猫の妻
（mugimeshi-ni yatsururu-koi-ka neko-no-tsuma）
(Basho )
a cat’s wife_
emaciated with boiled barley-rice;
yet in love?
(Lovee)
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(Suzume-ra-mo hito-o-osorenu kuni-no-haru)
（虚子 Kyoshi）
the springtime of a country,
where sparrows are also
unafraid of people
(Note)
Kyoshi composed this haiku at Kew Gardens in London.
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明けぼのやしら魚しろきこと一寸
(akebono-ya shirauo-shirokikoto issun)
(芭蕉 Bashō)
at dawn_
whitebaits
one inch of whiteness
(Lovee)
(Note)
In the first version of this haiku, Bashō used "雪薄し” instead of "あけぼのや".
(See: https://www2.yamanashi-ken.ac.jp/~itoyo/basho/nozarasi/nozara21.htm)
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(onoga-yaku omoi-aratani kenkoku-bi)
（薫風士）
renewing my thought
for my role_
National Foundation Day
(Lovee)
This picture shows a partial portion of NHK-TV news which Kunpūshi saw on February 10, 2025.
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(itechōno onogatamashii outetobu)
（虚子 Kyoshi）
a frozen butterfly
fly, chasing
her own spirit
(Lovee)
(Note)
In the translation of this haiku, the verb “fly” in the form of bare infinitive is adopted because it is not real description of natural scene but imaginary expression of what Kyoshi felt upon seeing a butterfly in the winter.
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This picture shows a partial portion of NHK-TV news, which L.P. Lovee watched on February 6, 2025.
春一番万博期間延長を！
(haruichiban banpaku-kikan enchō-o)
（薫風士）
first spring gale_
Please, extend
the term of “EXPO 2025”.
(Lovee)
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衰ひや歯に喰ひ当てし海苔の砂
(otoroi-ya ha-ni-kuiateshi nori-no-suna)
（芭蕉 Bashō）
waning_
teeth hit a grain of sand
upon biting the laver
(Lovee)
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早春や紙飛行機を犬追ひて
(soshun-ya kami-hikoki-o inu-oi-te)
（薫風士）
early spring_
my dog used to chase
grandson’s paper plane
(Lovee)
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多事多難短気は損気冴返る
(taji-tanan tanki-wa-son-ki saekaeru)
（薫風士）
eventful days of difficulties,
relapsing into intense cold _
unremunerative is the short temper,
(Lovee)
These pictures are some parts of NHK-TV news.
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木枯に岩吹きとがる杉間かな
(kogarashi-ni iwa-fuki-togaru sugima-kana)
(芭蕉 Bashō)
wintry blasts_
rocks look sharpened
among cedar trees
(Lovee)
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凍て解けて筆に汲み干す清水哉
(ite-tokete fude-ni-kumi-hosu shimizu-kana)
（芭蕉 Bashō）
thawing_
I soaked a calligraphy brush,
having the spring water run dry
(Note)
According to "芭蕉db.", Bashō composed this haiku around the spring called "toku-toku" at Yoshino in Mie prefecture.
(Refer to the first picture by 芭蕉db.)
You may notice that they mistranslated this haiku of Bashō.
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