They say time flies. Well, the time between these collection posts certainly does. It seems like I just posted collection #7 a day or two ago. Now here we are, ready for the 8th collection in this haiku adventure!

Are you ready? Let's go!

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1. Born Lucky
   
   
   

   鳥のうちの鷹に生まれし汝かな
   
   
   
   tori no uchi no taka ni umareshi nanji kana
   —Hashimoto Keiji
   
   
   among all birds
   you had the fortune
   to be born a hawk
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

2. Late New Year's
   
   
   

   昼頃に元日になる庵かな
   
   
   
   hiru-goro ni ganjitsu ni naru iori kana
   —Issa
   
   
   close to noon
   new years day starts
   at my hermitage
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. New Year's Cleaning
   
   
   

   極月や箱階段の薄埃
   
   
   
   gokugetsu ya hako kaidan no usubokori
   —Keiji Ishida
   
   
   end of the year
   on the step-chest
   a thin layer of dust
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

4. Dreams of Turtles
   
   
   

   はつ夢や正しく去年の放し亀
   
   
   
   hatsuyume ya masashiku kozo no hanashi-game
   —Gonsui
   
   
   first dream
   it was last year's
   freed turtle
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

5. An Early Spring
   
   
   

   春や来し年や行きけん小晦日
   
   
   
   haru ya koshi toshi ya yukiken kotsugomori
   —Basho
   
   
   is spring here?
   is the year over already?
   second-to-last-day
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

6. Fan After Bath
   
   
   

   湯上りを暫く冬の扇かな
   
   
   
   yuagari o shibaraku fuyu no ougi kana
   —Meisetsu
   
   
   after a bath
   i fan myself
   folding fan in winter
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

7. How High is the Snow?
   
   
   

   いくたびも雪の深さを尋ねけり
   
   
   
   iku tabi mo yuki no fukasa wo tazunekeri
   —Shiki
   
   
   repeatedly I ask
   how high
   is the snow
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

8. Lover Cat
   
   
   

   寝て起て大欠して猫の恋
   
   
   
   nete okite oakubi shite neko no koi
   —Issa
   
   
   sleeping then waking
   then a big yawn
   the cat goes out in search of love
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

9. Sunset Desire
   
   
   

   一杯やりたい夕焼空
   
   
   
   ippai yaritai yūyake-zora
   —Santoka
   
   
   a drink now
   would taste so good
   sunset sky
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

10. Secret Dream
    
    
    

    初夢や秘めて語らず一人笑む
    
    
    
    hatsuyume ya himete katarazu hitori emu
    —Shōu
    
    
    first dream...
    I keep it secret
    and smile to myself
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

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And there we go. Hope you enjoyed. Remember, you can click on the title of each haiku to go to the original post on that haiku where I give some commentary on the poem and perhaps some insight.

All of these were translated by me. Feel free to use any of these translations anywhere you want, but if you do, please credit me (or the proper translator). I ask that not so much because of my ego, but as a haiku reader myself I always want to know who did the translation so I can find more from them if I like it, so I'm happy when I can easily find that info.

Needless to say, if you enjoyed any of these, follow me for more. I try to post one a day. Sometimes I miss a day if work or family gets in the way, but I do try to keep up.

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If you liked these, there are more! Here are the other collections in the Haiku of Japan series.

1. Collection 1, haiku 1–10
2. Collection 2, haiku 11–20
3. Collection 3, haiku 21–30
4. Collection 4, haiku 31–40
5. Collection 5, haiku 41–50
6. Collection 6, haiku 51–60
7. Collection 7, haiku 61–70

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Who is David?
	David LaSpina is an American photographer lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time.