Haiku Time!

隠  僕  桜

す  の  茶

。  涙  で

が  、

 

In the cherry blossom tea, my tears are undetectable.

©Drusilla de Lanor [March, 26^th, 2015]

Haiku Time!

夢  薔  愛

が  薇  の

あ  の  た

る  心  め

。  で  。

For Love.

There’s a dream in the heart of a rose.

©Drusilla de Lanor [March, 17^th, 2015]

Tears

My Morning Star is gone.
Everything's in such darkness now.
Breathing's so hard.
My heart's missing a piece.
My soul's crying.

失  あ  空

恋  な  虚

と  た  で

。  を  。

逃 

す 

、 

Emptiness.

I miss you,

With a broken heart.

©Drusilla de Lanor [February, 28^th, 2015]

Haiku Time!

Recently, I've been sharing a shower booth with a massively stubborn harvestman that stays in the dangerous zone for such a tiny "spider".
In its honour, I give you:

住   愚   浴

ん   か   槽

で   な   に

い   ク  

た   モ  

は  

.

.

.

The silly spider

in the tub…

It survived.

©Drusilla de Lanor [August, 29^th, 2014]

Haiku Time!

Look what the rain just gave me:

夏        雨        陽

の        の        気

午        香        な

後        り        葉

       で            

     

 

Festive foliage

With the smell of rain.

Summer afternoon.

Festif feuillage

avec l'odeur de la pluie.

Après-midi d'été.

©Drusilla de Lanor [August, 2^nd, 2014]

Haiku Time!

Inspired by the memory of a wave of fog rolling downhill near Hakone, I give you:

急        彼        霧

増        は        の

！        斜        馬

面        ！

    を        

The fog horse!

He surged

down the slope!

©Drusilla de Lanor [June, 20^th, 2014]

PS: yes, I'd completely forgotten to post it. ごめん.

Haiku Time!

There's nothing like writing to exorcise ghosts and try to heal a broken heart:

深              孤              裏

く              独              切

な              な              り

る              夜             が,

に,                 

 

 

The treachery,

In the lonely night,

Becomes deeper

©Drusilla de Lanor [May, 23^rd, 2014]

             

Haiku Time!

Long time, no haiku.
This time, inspired by my "kitten" who plopped down (not entirely elegantly) from our lime tree the other day, I give you:

木        毛        黒

か        虫        猫

ら       の        が,

散        よ      

る        う      

            な,           

The black cat,
Like a caterpillar,
Dropping from a tree

©Drusilla de Lanor [July, 22^nd, 2013]

Haiku Time!

As usual, if you spot a mistake, talk to me (and don't die of laughter!)...

放浪幽霊鴬張り上演奏する

The wandering ghosts

play

on the nightingale floor.

©Drusilla de Lanor [March, 30^th, 2013]

Haiku Time!

So...

I'm trying to boost my Japanese. Hurray!

I've decided to compose one tweet in Japanese each day (I'm on Day2 - baby steps), and... the haiku plot bunny visited me.

Once more, if you're fluent and I made a mistake, heeeeeeeeeeeelp meeeeeeeeeeeeee. *cough* Ta!

鳥が飛ぶ静かな夜に思い出に

The birds fly

in the quiet night

on memories.

©Drusilla de Lanor [February, 21st, 2013]

First Haiku

So........................................

I've been learning Japanese for a few years now. 

I could chat with people in Japan, shop there, and I usually get the "main plot" on the telly (most of the "sub-plots" are still lost in translation for the moment).

I can type in Japanese (my handwriting will require a few more years to be somewhat decent, but I'll get there), and I can read a few things, but I'll need more training, too (and I'm still a huge fan of furigana).

As long as I'm breathing and I've got brain cells... It'll be okay, and I'll keep learning.

One of the monster stories on which I'm working is something I called Death in My District. It's a Fantasy story that takes place in Japan, and I quite like it.

At one point in the plot, I'm going to need a haiku... so I had to write one.

I think I've managed to write exactly what I want...

[If you're fluent in Japanese and I made a massive mistake, COMMENT and help me! ありがとう!]

Well, here it is:

女の子は光を探し寺に行く

©Drusilla de Lanor [February, 9th, 2013]