手で塞ぐ
信じているの
口耳目

Cover with your hands
All the things you believe in
Your mouth, ears, and eyes

//Sad, sad reality.

暑い風
再び感じる
懐かしい

The hot blowing wind
I feel it again these days
Brings back memories

// Day off today! For some reason, it feels like summer all over again. X_X WHY IS IT THIS HOT?!?!

この線路
の向こう側に
君がいる

On the other side
Of this railroad
There was you

//Today's English translation has less syllables, sorrryyyy! But the Japanese one has just the right number of syllables. :)

Had an unexpected "trip" to Akihabara today! :"> Fell in love with anime all over again.

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鰯かな
人は詰め込む
ジープニー

I think we're sardines
People squeeze together in
A ride called jeepney

//Went to Barrio Fiesta 2013 with some awesome friends (abychu, Sumire, Mai, and Miki) and had so much fun! Haha andami talagang Pilipino dito sa Japan. Ate barbecue chicken and liempo (because there was no lechong paksiw left huhu) for lunch, then had an epic ( Read more... )

人間は
世界を破壊
皆滅ぶ

Human beings are
The ones who destroy the world
It will all perish

//Had a serious talk with one of my officemates about how society works, how the rich become richer while the poor become poorer. It's sad how some people believe that it's just right to protect yourself and make yourself happier in the expense of others (and that ( Read more... )

ドキドキで
愛されている
ただ君に

With my pounding heart
The feeling of being loved
By you, only you

//Spent the entire day with one of my favorite persons on the planet. :)

Made me lunch and even dinner (to take home :P). I'm looking forward to Tuesdays with that person next month! I know I'm going to love it. ♥

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友とまた
想い出紡ぐ
懐かしい

Again with my friends
Memories spun and spoken
Oh, the nostalgia

//Today, it's not a haiku about nature but about people. Senryuu（川柳） is a 5-7-5 poem written mostly about human artifacts or human nature. :) I think I'll be posting a lot of senryuu as well, because I write my poems depending on what happened that day anyway, so ( Read more... )

曇る空
アスファルトと
地の匂い

Dark and clouded sky
The smell of the asphalt and
The smell of the earth

//Unexpected rain today, but it let up by the time I finished work. :)

I've always had the impression of Tokyo's asphalt roads making the weather hotter during summer and letting off this certain smell during the rainy season. なんか懐かしい感じがした。