Naked moon

never before
I found it so tantalizing
naked moon

The color of the wind haiku

moonlit night
knowing the color of the wind
too dark, too dark

Sickle moon tan renga

red mark
on her coffee cup
deepening silence

nothing we talked about
but the sickle moon

in the round
ascending tones of
angelic voices

bamboo leaves shake
and bend the sunlight

a sudden gust of wind
brings the rain to land
a kiss of longing

in the shiver on my hand
the shake of our hands

running and laughing
kiddies play hide and seek
amber evening

I am the clouds
chasing sunset

::

Damian Alma
Wahyu W. Basjir

First published in A Hundred Gourds 2:2 March 2013
http://ahundredgourds.com/ahg22/renku03.html

Empty head haiku

empty head...
the sickle moon
dives deeper

Tanka tepian hujan

: Chandra Prijosusilo

1/
di luar jendela
dedaunan menangkup
bening embun
dari hujan sesiangan
senyap merayap-rayap

2/
bulan menyabit
di pucuk rumpun bambu
sepanjang malam
hanya siulan angin
menggema di tiap ruang

Moon river tanka

1/
now i'm down
by the river of light
o sickle moon
can you see petrified eyes
captured in the riverbed?

aku bersimpuh
di tepi sungai kemilau
o bulan sabit
kau lihatkah mata yang ketakutan
membayang di dasar sungai?

2/
under the streetlight
i stand, sigh and stare
the moon up
she says again and again
how she loves being alone

di bawah lampu jalan
aku tegak, mendesah dan terpaku
pada bulan terang
selalu saja ia bercerita
tentang cintanya pada kesendirian

Moonless night haiku

moonless night
scattered under bamboo grove
fallen stars

Even the light haiga

Full moon haiku triplet

1/
full moon...
i promise to sketch her
a lotus blossom

bulan penuh...
kujanjikan dia sketsa
sekuntum lotus

2/
different
layers of silence--
full moon

sunyi
berlapis-lapis--
purnama

3/
as if my mom
reads me bedtime story
full moon

seolah ibuku
sedang mendongeng
bulan nan bulat

House of light haiga

First collaboration with my fellow photographer Denies Senopranoto.

Moonless night haiku

moonless night
even my shadow refuses
to walk with me

Changing shape of clouds haibun

Just figured out, after hours from dinner, a new way to sip my coffee. 

the moon, and i too

enjoy the changing shape

of clouds

Pale moon haiku

‎1/
pale moon
piercing my window glass
owl's cry

2/
dark window glass
how far is it from here
to cricket song? 

Scythe moon haiku chain

1/
scythe moon
watching over paddy field
a scarecrow stands still

bulan sabit
di atas hamparan padi
hantu sawah diam

2/
midnight gust
wandering along the hallway
cut grass odor

angin tengah malam
melintas sepanjang lorong
bau jerami layu

3/
peasant song
his bamboo flute leads
the chirping birds

lagu petani
nada sulingnya memandu
koor burung-burung

The earth and the moon haiku

the earth and the moon
beauty pageant special report
on a homeless' hut

Paler moon haiga

The way I see you haiku

full moon
the way i see you thru'
my window

bulan purnama
caraku memandangmu
lewat jendela

Heavenly bodies haiku

1/
starry sky
my neighbor's guitar play
reverbs low notes

langit berbintang
suara gitar tetangga
penuh nada rendah

2/
moonlight saint
shining streetlights
and white haloes

santa sinar bulan
lampu-lampu jalan menyala
dan halo putih

3/
leaning back
in my folding chair
moon in the puddle

duduk bersandar
di kursi lipatku
bulan di comberan

4/
empty coffee cup
and stains on my table cloth
the trail of supermoon

cangkir kopi kosong
dan bercak di taplak meja
jejak super moon

5/
mars and venus
where do i come from
my boy's inquiry

mars dan venus
dari mana asal muasalku
anakku bertanya

Ceaseless wind tanka

ceaseless mountain wind
rubs the windowpane
i sigh..
slightly move my chair
to keep up with the moon


angin gunung
terus saja mengusap jendela
aku mendesah...
sedikit menggeser kursi
kembali terpaku pada bulan

Moonless haiku

lie to me
this year won't end
moonless

月は出ず年は明けずとウソ言いな

First appeared at Akita International Haiku Network; http://akitahaiku.wordpress.com
Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta