Haiku (41-50)

[Lake]

41
the dividing line
between evil and virtue
is thin as a hair

42
'round a mad cow's arse
a cowboy waved his lasso
caught quiet - sundown

43
lovers leave their marks
on the path they walk
uneroded prints

44
turn off life support -
a heartbroken decision
the family mourns

45
a cell is cloned
before a cellular shutdown.
who on earth am I?

46
afraid of the dark,
a child cries. The moon climbs up -
silvery moonlight.

47
fish jumping for flies
frogs diving for fun, splish! splash!
fireflies light the night

48
nothing's what it seems
all's what people imagine
thus, legends and myths

49
morning tiptoes in
to find the bed empty
farmers in the fields

50
the train's always late
to learn is never too late
joy in late autumn


(half way through)
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[William Zhou周道模]

glad to read these short and good poems. while writing our joy in early
spring while studying our joy in late autumn! congratulation!
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诗歌是灵魂的歌唱.
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[yinxiaoyuan]

僭越ながら、
これらの俳句の日本語の原文を貼り付けていただけたらよろしいでしょうか？
英語のみ読めば、日本風に溢れた、東洋の禅を吟味しにくそうですが…
大学時代、古典文学の授業で俳句と接触したことは少なくなかったですが、
こんな文学形式は、中国の近代詩、欧米のソネットとは、
大きそうな区別が存在しており、あれを英語と対照しながら、
ご説明いただければ、と存じます。

[戴玨]

[yinxiaoyuan]

[戴玨]

I think Lake is writing his own English Haiku, namely in a short-long-short pattern (not necessarily 5-7-5).
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[kokho]

47
fish jumping for flies
frogs diving for fun, splish! splash!
fireflies light the night

49
morning tiptoes in
to find the bed empty
farmers in the fields

42
'round a mad cow's arse
a cowboy waved his lasso
caught quiet - sundown

44
turn off life support -
a heartbroken decision
the family mourns

45
a cell is cloned
before a cellular shutdown.
who on earth am I?

《》 In the order of zen attainment

All the best my friend !!!

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[kokho]

[yinxiaoyuan]

I take back my word. I thought it was translation...

[Lake]

[Lake]

[Lake]

[yinxiaoyuan]

The style of haiku we learnt was traditional ones,
each of them includes a 'sesonal word'（季語）
It is said to be an indispensable part of traditional Haiku.
I don't know much about modern ones.
If you want them translated,
you could visit some websites or forums held by Japanese Haiku Organizations, there must be some people who are good at it.

[kokho]

[Lake]

[Lake]