I met Santa at the door  
   My father gave me an excuse 42 years ago  
      Full of presents in his arms.  

Frost of the car window  
   Becoming thicker every morning  
      I gave my husband a ride.  

Running with my dog  
   In the backyard happily  
      Persimmon drops.  

Christmas time is near,  
   Candles, carols, cakes, cookies.  
      Celebrate the King!  

Faces of my friends  
   Sun against the bamboo gate  
      Azaleas bloom bright.  

Stepping on fallen leaves
   Why it's so pleasant for my child?
      I sit and put down my shopping-bag.  

A small hand with frostbite.
   I covered it with my hands.
      It also warmed my heart.  

Wild bird
   Waiting at bird feeder
      Winter morning.  

At a corner of the ceiling
   Winter sleeping
      Ladybug.  

Every Christmas morning -
   Santa's present, parents' love
      I sweetly remember.  

Like flowers falling -
   Turning and leaping higher
      I dance happily.  

New millennium
   Excitement and confusion mixed
      How was Y1K, I wonder?  

Falling leaves in twilight
   Silhouette of tree branches
      Traced with light balls.  

Coloured maples' leaves
   Falling down on the path
      Slowly.  

I remember the sound of the trumpet
   Toofu, toofu -
      On the street.  

Children run and run
   Looking gold, pink, white, blue
      Beautiful Christmas tree.  

Orion gleaming
   On a still and frosty night
      Walking my dog late.  

With the new curtain
   Greet a happy millennium -
      Hopeful of brighter days.  

For the peaceful world
   I pray on
      The Christmas tree.
（平和なれ、
　　　クリスマスツリーに、祈りこめ。）  

Seeing off my son
   Crispy air on my face
      The Big Dipper.
（わが子行く、
　　ほほの冷たき、北斗星。）  

Finding someone
   In the crowded bookstore
      Christmas Eve.
（待ち合はす、書店混み合ふ、
　　クリスマス　--　蔦紅葉）