spring haiku de printemps – spring rain peeper = la rainette crucifère

spring haiku de printemps – spring rain peeper = la rainette crucifère

peeping through rain
the spring rain peeper
out on a limb



dans la pluie
la rainette crucifère
figée sur une branche

Richard Vallance

spring haiku de printemps – melting snow = la neige fondue

spring haiku de printemps – melting snow = la neige fondue

melting snow
into yellow slush
you naughty dog



la neige fondue
en gadoue jaune
toi, chien méchant

Richard Vallance

spring haiku de printemps ice floes = les blocs de neige

spring haiku de printemps ice floes = les blocs de neige

ice floes
drifting downstream -
snowdrops blossom



les blocs de glace
qui dérivent en aval -
les perce-neiges fleurissent

Richard Vallance

Our PINTEREST board, Canadian haiku canadiens, now has 130 pins!

Our PINTEREST board, Canadian haiku canadiens, now has 130 pins! 

Click on the graphic for the board to go there, and join if you like.

5 more illustrations of the 4 major Japanese season kigo, fuyu = winter, haru = spring, natsu = summer and aki = autumn

5 more illustrations of the 4 major Japanese season kigo, fuyu = winter, haru = spring, natsu = summer and aki = autumn:

spring haiku de printemps – lemmings leaping = les lemmings qui bondissent

spring haiku de printemps – lemmings leaping = les lemmings qui bondissent

lemmings leaping
off a cliff into the sea -
sheer lunacy?



les lemmings qui bondissent
d’une falaise dans la mer -
folie flagrante ?

Richard Vallance

I am astounded that no-one seems to get the pun in this funny little haiku and that no-one likes it.

spring haiku de printemps – feathery clouds = nuages plumeux

spring haiku de printemps – feathery clouds = nuages plumeux

feathery clouds
on undulating tundra -
banished snow



nuages plumeux
sur la toundra vallonnée - 
la neige bannie

Richard Vallance

spring haiku de printemps – brilliant sunlight = soleil éclatant

brilliant sunlight
on the gulf island’s cliffs -
puffins galore



soleil éclatant
sur les falaises de l’île
pleine de macareux

Richard Vallance

All four primary Japanese kigo for the seasons

All four primary Japanese kigo for the seasons:

Why do I write so many haiku?

Why do I write so many haiku? 



To put it in the simplest terms I can, because I am so deeply inspired by the astounding beauty of our country, Canada. Being Canadian, I am naturally always moved by the vastness of the natural world in Canada. But that is not all. That is why the vast majority of my haiku are, in a word, uniquely Canadian. Of course, I also write haiku about other places in the world, as well as senryu. I am prolific in haiku, simply because I love them, no matter who writes them, so long as they are beautifully composed. I also published a quarterly haiku journal, Canadian Zen Haiku canadiens, ISSN 1705-4508, from 2004-2010.



As it so happens, I have been a natural-born poet most of my adult life. I used to write hundreds of sonnets, and I even published a multi-lingual international sonnet anthology, The Phoenix Rising from the Ashes, which features some 200 sonneteers and poets from around the world.

So you see, poetry, and above all haiku, comes so naturally that it is second-nature to me.

spring haiku de printemps – picked buttercup = renoncule cueillie

picked buttercup,
our yellow souvenir
under the chin!



renoncule cueillie,
quelle mémoire jaune
sous le menton !

Richard Vallance

spring haiku de printemps – RMS Titanic

spring haiku de printemps – RMS Titanic

glaciers calving
off Greenland, Iceberg Alley -
RMS Titanic



glaciers déchirés
du Groenland, couloir d'icebergs -
RMS Titanic

Richard Vallance

As of December 29 2018, we have 100 haiku on our PINTEREST board, Canadian haiku canadiens

As of December 29 2018, we have 100 haiku on our PINTEREST board, Canadian haiku canadiens. Click to visit:

senryu – Dunkirk

senryu - Dunkirk 

British troops
in Dunkirk -
seagulls cry



les troupes anglaises
à Dunkerque -
les mouettes pleurent

Richard Vallance

spring haiku de printemps – snowy owl = harfang des neiges

spring haiku de printemps – snowy owl = harfang des neiges

snowy owl
on driftwood –
ice drifted off



harfang des neiges
sur le bois flotté –
glace à la dérive

Richard Vallance

Painting by Robert Bateman (1930 – ), Canadian naturalist painter
Peinture par Robert Bateman (1930 – ), peintre canadien naturaliste

spring haiku de printemps – fiddleheads =têtes de violon

spring haiku de printemps – fiddleheads =têtes de violon 

fiddleheads
in a rain shower –
water music



têtes de violon 
dans la pluie légère –
« water music »

Richard Vallance

- based on the Water Music suite by George Frederick Handel (1685-1759).
Fiddleheads blossom in late April and early May in Canada.
- basé sur le « Water Music » par George Frederick Handel (1685-1759).
Au Canada les têtes de violon fleurissent vers la fin d’avril et au début de mai.

spring haiku de printemps – snail = escargot

spring haiku de printemps – snail =  escargot

raindrop
on a snail, lens
on splashed ferns



goutte de pluie
sur l’escargot, miroir
des fougères mouillées

Richard Vallance

spring haiku de printemps = white wolf – un loup blanc

spring haiku de printemps = white wolf - un loup blanc

a white wolf
on a rock in quiet water
in his own eyes



sur un rocher 
dans l’eau tranquille un loup blanc
dans ses propres yeux

Richard Vallance

spring haiku du printemps − millennial pine = pin millénaire

spring haiku du printemps − millennial pine = pin millénaire

millennial pine
in the rain forest −
owl in the mist

millennial pine haiku620


pin millénaire
dans la forêt ombrophile −
hibou dans la brume

Richard Vallance

spring haiku – cherry petals = pétales de cerisiers

spring haiku – cherry petals = pétales de cerisiers

cherry petals 
scattered in Edo – 
wind chimes



parsemés à Edo
pétales de cerisiers – 
carillons

Richard Vallance

Minoan Linear A, Mycenaean Linear B and Arcado-Cypriot Linear C

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