Haiku from Imaike Junior High School


Hello
My name is Yoko Takahashi. I'm an English teacher at Imaike Junior High School
in Nagoya, Japan. Thank you for letting me in your project. I'm very glad to have
the chance to exchange haiku poems with a lot of students all over the world. I
think it's wonderful to exchange things students thought and wrote each other.

Hello!
We are students in the 9th grade at Imaike Juniro High School. We wrote haiku
poems in Japanese and English for the first itme. Please enjoy reading them. They
are very poor and far from perfect. We'll be glad if you let us know your comments
on these haiku poems.

Which class do you read?

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CLASS 3A

1       Akino kaze              The winds in Autumn
        Ochibatachi wo          Are Blowing the leaves on the ground
        Aratteku                Washing them far away

2       Futo miruto             Happened to find
        Madono sotoniwa         Out of the window
        Hatsuyuki ga            The first snowfall of this year

3       Akino kure              At the end of the fall
        Kazega fukiare          Loughly the winds are blowing
        Chiriyuku ha            The leaves are falling away

4       Shiwasu ni hairi        Shiwasu has already begun
        Nokoru kotoshimo        The rest of this year
        Atochotto               Is getting less and less

5       Fuyuyasumi              The winter vacation
        Kotoshimo yappari       I'll spend it sleeping lazily
        Netesugosu              After all as well

6       Kaki tabete             Eating a Japanese persimmon
        Hadade kanjiru          I'm really feeling the goodness
        Konokisetsu             of this season

7       Hatsuyume wa            In the first dream of this year
        Tetsuwan Atomu to       I was flying in the sky
        Sora wo tobu            Together with Atomb Boy

8       Yukiga toke             The snow has begun to melt
        Mousugu haruno          This is the season
        Kisetsukana             Just close to the spring

9       Sotoubu de              At the heater
        Hieta ryote wo          I'm warming my hands
        Atatameru               Chilled to the bone

10      Kurisumasu              Christmas
        Machidoushiina          I'm really looking forward
        Purezento               To the presents
        
11      Yukiga furi             Snow has just fallen
        Genkini asobu           The children on the snow land
        Kodomotachi             Are playing cheerfully

12      Samui fuyu              The cold winter
        kotatsude mikan         Eat a mandarin in kotatsu
        Oishiizo                And it'll be more delicious

13      Meni surigarasu         Some frosted glass
        Meganeno ashioto        Are appearing in my eyes
        Kikoete kita            Footsteps of glasses began to be heard

14      Tsumetai te             Warming my cold hands
        Ikideatatame            With my breath I'm enjoying
        Yukigassen              Snowball fight

15      Samui yoru              The cold night
        Hayaku kaeritai         We want to go back early
        Attakai ie              To my warm house

16      Kurisumasu              Christmas
        Machini matta           The snow began to fall down
        Yukiga furu             That I've been waiting for

17      Samuihi wa              On such a cold day
        Kotasuni hairi          Crawling into kotatsu and
        Attamaru                Warming myself up

18      Harahetta               How hungry !
        Minnnanokao ga          My friends' heads became
        Hanba-ga-               Hamburgers

19      Kotori kite             Little birds coming here
        Naniyara tanoshi        Look very happy then
        Monowasure              I've forgot what to do

20      Fuyuyama no             Winter mountains
        Hakugin irono           White and silver colored
        Yukigeshiki             Snowscape

21      Samui fuyu              The cold winter
        Genkini hashiru         The children are running
        Kodomo tachi            Cheerfully

22      Fukinotou               Butterbur flowers
        Yukino aidani           Among the snow there's a spring
        Mouharuga               That's already been seen

23      Fuyuga kita             Winter has come
        Madaka madaka to        I'm really waiting for the spring
        Haruwo matsu            Still more and more

24      Fuyuno asa              One winter morning
        Madoga kumotte          The window has been fogged up
        Mashiro da              And they became white

25      Fuyuno hi wa            Winter day
        Atatakaku shite         Warming myself
        Nemuritai               I'd like to sleep

26      Kaze hiita              I've caught a cold
        Netsuga arushi          Having a fever
        Sekimo deru             And having a cough

27      Fuyuzora ni             In the winter sky
        Hikari kagayaku         Shining and glittering
        Orionza                 The stars Orion

28      Kitakaze ga             The morth wind
        Bokunohitai wo          Has knocked on
        Nokkusuru               My forehead

29      Akino yu                Autumn evening
        Karasuga ichiwa         A crow is flying
        Tondeiru                Far away

29      Ochiba chiri            Leaves have alreadey fallen down
        Fukuwo torareta         The winter trees has been removed
        Fuyuno kigi             Off their clothes

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CLASS 3B

1       Samui yoru              At the cold night
        Neon ga hikaru          Neons are twinkling
        Machi no kigi           In the trees on the streets

2       Ochiba mau              Leaves on the ground are dancing
        Kireina momiji mo       Both beautiful Japanese maples
        Kareta hamo             And dead leaves together

3       Akino sora              The autumn sky
        Kumo hitotsunai         It has no cloud there
        Kaisei da               And clears up

4       Sakurasaki              The cherry blossoms are blooming
        Imanokimochi wa         My feeling now is
        Happiida                In happiness

5       Kogarashi ni            Being exposeed to the winter wind
        Fukare kazehiki         I've caught a cold
        Netsumo deru            Having a fever

6       Betto kara              Out of the bed
        Okirukotomo dekinai     I can't even get out
        Fuyuno asa              In the winter morning

7       Yuki futte              After it snowed
        Minnano kaoni           On everybody's face
        Emi ukabu               Smiles appear

8       Yuki gafuri             It's snowing
        Santakurousu ga         Santa Claus
        Yattekita               Has just come

9       Fuyuyasumi              Winter vacation
        Baketsuno mizu ga       Water in the backet
        Kachinkachin            Has frozen up solid

10      Fuyunohimo              Even winter day
        Sotoni denakerya        Unless I go outside the house
        Mondai nashi            It doesn't matter at all

12      Samui fuyu              In the cold winter
        Sotodewa yukiga         Outside the house
        Futte iru               Snow is falling down

13      Munashi kana            How vain!
        Karekiga yureru         The dead trees are trembling
        Kogarashiyo             In the winter wind

14      Fuyuyasumi              Winter vacation
        Kotoshi wa naizo        It won't come to me
        Saa benkyou             Well, I'll study hard

15      Kurisumasu              Christmas
        Otona wa minnna         All the grow-up people
        Enkaida                 Are enjoying their parties

16      Yuki furuto             After snow falls down
        Machiwa kireini         The city makes herself up
        Kesyou suru             Beautifully

17      Kazewo hiku             I've caught a cold
        Hitaiga dondon          My forehead gets
        Atsukunaru              Hotter and hotter

18      A- nenui                Oh, how sleepy!
        Datte netanoga          Because I went to bed
        2ji damono              At two last night

19      Hakuiki ga              My breath gets white
        Shirokute marude        It really looks
        Kujiramitai             Like an whale

20      Oomisoka                New Year's Eve
        Shinnen maeno           Party for the coming year
        Enkaida

21      Kikoeru yo              I'm hearing
        Kaeruno nakigoe         Frogs craking
        Natsuno yoru            In a summer night

22      Natsunoyoru             Summer night
        Soranimieru wa          In the sky I can see
        Orion za                The stars Orion

23      Ginironi                How silver!
        Kirameku sorawa         Twinkling in the sky
        Amanogawa               The Milky Way

24      Natsuno umi             In the sea in summer
        Ishiwo nagekomu         Throwing a stone
        Hoshino uzu             A star whirlpool

25      Harukaze ni             By the spring breeze
        Frari sasoware          Being invited aimlessly
        Yumeno naka             Into dream

26      Kuidaore                Kuidaore
        Ousaka meibutsu         Osaka's specialty
        Kuidaore                Eating down

27      Imawa fuyu              It's winter now
        Samusani kogoeru        Children are becoming numb
        Kodomotachi             With the cold air

28      Toshimokure             At the end of the year
        Awatadashisa ni         Duirng the busy days In a hurry
        Haruno kaze             Spring wind begans to blow

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CLASS 3C

1       Sakura no ki            The cherry trees
        Tsugimiru toki ha       The next time I'll see is just the day
        Nyuugaku siki           Of entrance ceremony for high school
  
2       Haga ochite             The Leaves have already fallen down
        Hanonai edani           Through the twigs without leaves
        Kaze ga fuku            The winter winds are blowing

3       Yuki ga toke            The snow has begun to melt
        Mousugu kisouna         The spring rays of the sun
        Haruno hizashi          Are getting closer and closer

4       Fuyu ga kita            The winter has come
        Mousugu kuruyo          I'm feeling that the winter vacation
        Fuyu yasumi             Is coming soon !

5       Yuki wo mite            Seeing the snow
        Anataha Mujakini        You have begun to make merry
        Hasyagi dasu            In high spirit and innocently

6       Fuyu no haga            The winter leaves
        Kazega fukunowo         Are waiting for the winds
        Matteiru                Blowing for

7       Fuyu no sora            The winter sky
        Sotokara mitai ga       I want to see it outside the house
        Samusou da              But it seems to be very cold.

8       Kurisumasu              The Christmas night
        Madokara Nijimu         Out of the window I see
        Shirayuki yo            The white snowflakes falling down

9       Fuyuno yoru             The winter night
        Baiku tobashite         The sound of motorbike dashing outside
        Samui kana              They must be cold

10      Samuihini               On a cold day
        Yakiimo Kaini           I am running to the carriage
        Hashitteru              To buy the broiled potatoes

11      Fuyu no ki wa           The winter trees
        Hadakani natte          Have already been naked out
        Samusou da              They look very cold

12      Fuyuyasumi              The winter vacation
        Tanoshimi dakedo        Though I'm looking forward to it
        Benkyou da              I'll have to study hard

13      Fuyuga kita             Winter has already come
        Dandan semaru           The day of the entrance examinations
        Juken no hi             Is getting closer and closer

14      Kyoushitsu no           Just one step
        Ipposoto ha             Out of the classroom
        Reizouko                It was in a refrigerator

15      Kaeri michi             The way home
        Fuyuwo Shiraseru        The first snow of this year
        Hatsuyuki yo            Is letting us know the coming winter

16      Kogarashi ga            The winter wind
        Kokoroni shimiru        Is piercing into my heart
        Furareta hi             The day when I was jilted

17      Hoshizora ga            In this season
        Kireini mieru           The star-filled night sky
        Kisetsu kana            Appears beautifully

18      Samukazeni              In the cold wind
        Harumatsu kusano        The grass waiting for spring
        Machibouke              Has been kept waiting so long

19      Ishigekun               The pro-pitcher Ishige
        Derutabini              Every time he comes on the ground
        Foabouru                He gives a walk

20      Shizukana yoru          The silent night
        Himadatta node          There was nothing to do
        Hayaku neta             So I went to bed early

21      Tsuchino naka           Under the ground
        Harumachi tsuzukeru     The flog has been waiting
        Kaeru kana              For the coming spring

22      Natsuno yoru            One summer night
        Kaga urusakute          I was annoyed by noisy mosquito
        Nemurenai               Unable to sleep

23      Fuyuyasumi              Winter Vacation
        Juken benkyou           I have to study for the entrance Exams
        Hekotare nai            I won't be knocked down

24      Konojiki ya             In this time
        Omoide zukuri           Making good memories
        Tanoshimeyo             Enjoy and enjoy

25      Yukino hini             On a snowy day
        Madowo hirakeba         I opened the window
        Betsu sekai             And saw another world there

26      Sotoni dete             Going outside
        Hakuiki shiroku                 My breath got white
        Isogiashi               The steps are getting in a hurry

27      Fuyuno asa              The winter morning
        Samukute samukute       It's so cold and cold that
        Toushi suru             I feel like to freeze

28      Chichino hi mo          On Father's Day
        Okane nainode           As there's no money
        Kata tataki             Tapping him on the shoulder

29      Samui yoru              In the cold night
        Hitoride sabisshii      Spending alone and feeling lonely
        Kurisumasu              At the Christmas

30      Konokisetsu             This season
        Hayaku koikoi           I'm really looking forward
        Natus yasumi            To the summer vacation

31      Samui you               Oh, cold
        Totemo samukute         It's so cold that
        Shini souda             I feel like to freeze

32      Kitakazede              By the north wind
        Soraha kireini           The sky was beautiful
        Sumiwataru              And cleared up over

33      Fuyuno asa              Winter morning
        Tottemo samui           It's very cold
        Ieno naka               inside the house

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