Hey all. So here we are, the 10th collection of haiku, collecting translations #91–100. Enjoy!

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1. Still Laughing
   
   
   

   すつかり剥げて布袋は笑ひつゞけてゐる
   
   
   
   sukkari hagete Hotei wa waraitsuzukete iru
   —Santoka
   
   
   completely
   worn away
   Hotei still laughing
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

2. Paper-rock-scissors
   
   
   

   じゃんけんで負けて蛍に生まれたの
   
   
   
   janken de makete hotaru ni umareta no
   —Sumiko Ikeda
   
   
   having lost
   at paper-rock-scissors
   born as a firefly
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. Straight Hole
   
   
   

   真直な小便穴や門の雪
   
   
   
   massuguna shōben ana ya kado no yuki
   —Issa
   
   
   such a straight
   piss hole!
   in the snow by the door
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

4. Dreams of Cherry Blossoms
   
   
   

   雪折やよし野ゝ夢のさめる時 蕪村
   
   
   
   yukiore ya Yoshino no yume no sameru toki
   —Buson
   
   
   from snow a branch snaps
   waking me from my dream
   of cherry blossoms
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

5. Doll Faces
   
   
   

   雛の顔我是非なくも老にけり
   
   
   
   hina no kao ware zehi naku mo oi ni keri
   —Seifu
   
   
   the faces of the dolls
   i couldn't avoid
   growing old
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

6. O Ye Sea Slug of Little Faith
   
   
   

   鬼もいや菩薩もいやとなまこ哉
   
   
   
   oni mo iya bosatsu mo iya to namako kana
   —Issa
   
   
   demons are no good
   buddhas too
   says a sea slug
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

7. Harbinger of Warm Weather
   
   
   

   梅一輪いちりんほどの暖かさ
   
   
   
   ume ichirin ichirin hodo no atatakasa
   —Ransetsu
   
   
   one plum blossoms
   means one step closer
   to warmth
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

8. Spring Flooding
   
   
   

   雪とけて村一ぱいの子ども哉
   
   
   
   yuki tokete mura ippai no kodomo kana
   —Issa
   
   
   snow melting
   the village overflows
   with children
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

9. A Child's Hand
   
   
   

   じつと子の手を握る大きなわが手
   
   
   
   jitsuto ko no te wo nigiru ookina wagate
   —Hosai
   
   
   carefully holding
   a child's hand
   in my big hand
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

10. Old Pond
    
    
    

    古池や蛙飛びこむ水の音
    
    
    
    furuike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto
    —Basho
    
    
    an old pond...
    a frog leaps
    plop!
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

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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.

Also note, 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. 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 always happy when a web site or book provides 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
8. Collection 8, haiku 71–80
9. Collection 9, haiku 81–90