Takaha Shugyo Haiku and Tanka Translations

Takaha Shugyo haiku and tanka translations hatogata horarete ichiju haya mebuku A single tree with a heart carved into its trunk blossoms prematurely —Takaha Shugyo, loose translation by Michael R. Burch dôkefuku nugazu tentômushi no shi yo Still clad in its clown's costume— the dead ladybird. —Takaha Shugyo, loose translation by Michael R. Burch ochitsubaki ware naraba kyuryu e otsu Oh, fallen camellias, if I were you, I'd leap into the torrent! —Takaha Shugyo, loose translation by Michael R. Burch kari sugishi ato zenten o miseitari Wild geese pass leaving the emptiness of heaven revealed —Takaha Shugyo, loose translation by Michael R. Burch kurumi waru kurumi no naka ni tsukawanu heya Inside the cracked shell of a walnut: one empty room —Takaha Shugyo, loose translation by Michael R. Burch Michinoku no hoshiiri tsurara ware ni kure yo Bring me an icicle sparkling with the stars of the deep north —Takaha Shugyo, loose translation by Michael R. Burch matenro yori shinryoku ga paseri hodo Seen from the skyscraper the trees' fresh greenery: sprigs of parsley —Takaha Shugyo, loose translation by Michael R. Burch Our life here on earth: to what shall we compare it? It is not like a rowboat departing at daybreak, leaving no trace of us in its wake? —Takaha Shugyo, loose translation by Michael R. Burch