Breaking the morning silence  
   a Japanese nightingale has returned
      in the neighborhood.  

In high spirits  
   telling a pass of exam  
      in the March class. 

Falling cherry blossoms
   on the baby in my arms 
      the time gets standstill.
桜花はらはら　赤子抱く胸に  時、止まる  

How fresh they are  
   riding the bicycle  
      in new school uniforms. 

After the storm  
   whitest Mt. Fuji shining  
      against the morning sky.  

On my left shoulder
   a petal of cherry blossom
      broke her trip.

In the spring wind
   big magnolia is swinging
      slow with dignity.  

Scarf around my neck
   cherry blossoms viewing
      how simple my costume is!
スカーフを　結びてよりの花衣  

Falsehood from overseas
   Japan's paper reported naively
      All Fool's Day.  

Everything is a blur
   in the spring storm
      scattering petals. 

White fish in the sea
   we forgot our daily
      a calm in Guam.  

One after another
   showing up after rain
      good taste of spring. 

The cherry blossoms
   going with the wind south to north
      so I follow them. 

One spring evening
   I listened to "the Best of Enya,"
      cheered and healed.  

One spring evening
   I listened to "the Best of Enya,"
      a gift of a friend.  

Unexpected chill
   half-bloomed cherry blossoms
      a hesitant look.  

A bouquet of spring
   wild flowers make you
      a radiant bride.  

Cherry trees blooming
   the students smiling brightly
      birth of a new day. 
桜咲き　笑顔輝く新入生 

Congratulations
   eagerly reaching their dreams
      Crossing the entrance.  
 おめでとう　夢に向かってくぐる門

Mother-in-law's smile
   cherry blossoms falling 
      on her shoulder.

How life is so short
   though the spring comes
      every year.

Nightingale
   busy training in singing
      to be a good pop singer.
 

Tulips in the breeze
   recalling the trip to Holland
      - - last spring.

Swinging in darkness
   fragile soft cherry flowers
      gently calm my heart.

Spring winds
   Empty rice fields
      The sky turns red

One by one
   words were squeezed 
      to Haiku.
一語づつ　絞り出されて俳句かな

Spring rain
   cherry petals 
      blown away.
春の雨　桜吹雪きを散らしけり

A young girl in Kimono smiling 
   on the way to her shamisen 
      master's house.

Floral rafts
   from cherry trees on the river
      floating.

A few days away 
   cherry blossoms welcome you
      back to another school year.

A bride with a smile
   yellow tulips in a garden
      distant noises from the casino.

In the spring mist 
   waiting to hear 
      my boys come home.
春がすみ　息子帰宅の音を待ち

The first spring gust
   the boy's gone
      on his motorcycle.
春一番　息子の残したバイク音