Misaki School Haiku

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美咲中央小学校　俳句　活動

Misaki School Haiku Club


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第２回　句会ライヴin美咲中央小学校

Second Haiku Life Meeting at Misaki School
November 2007





All the students from the fourth, fifth and sixth grade took part in the meeting. Some visitors and mothers could also participate.

After a warm-up session with associations to the word SWEET (amai) to get the mind working, they started scribbeling away.




They had to compose a poem of five-seven-five on the spot, within the limit of about five minutes.
All poems had to include ... slowly, leisurely

After a first round, they had to rework their poems and add a kigo of autumn, which the teacher had written on the blackboard.

Then the best haiku selected by the teacher were put on the blackboard and all discussed them eagerly.

Finally the voting of all students, then the special mentions by sensei and myself.






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グランプリ　　 Grand Prix

ゆっくりと　たちのぼるゆげ　秋うらら　
yukkuri to tachinoboru yuge aki urara

slowly
the steam rises ...
wonderful autumn day

5年　こうき / 5th grade, Kooki



2　　　位　　 Second Prize

ゆっくりと　ながれるよぞら　秋の風　　
yukkuri to nagareru yozora aki no kaze

slowly
the night sky passes by -
autumn wind

6年　あき / 6th grade, Aki




３　 　位　　 Third Prize

ゆっくりと　かん字をなぞる　秋の空　　
yukkuri to kanji o nazoru aki no sora

slowly
I trace the Chinese characters -
autumn sky

4年 けんし / 4th grade, Kenshi
("tracing Chinese characters" many many times is a way to memorize them used by Japanese students.)



Parents and Gabi observing


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ガ ビ 賞　　 Gabi's Prize

ゆっくりと　茶をつぎながら　　てるもみじ
yukkuri to cha o tsuginagara teru momiji

slowly
she pours more tea -
bright shining red leaves
　
6年　 はじめ / 6th grade, Hajime


I could easily see an old couple, the author's grandparents maybe, sitting at the porch and sipping tea in the afternoon. It feels like such a peaceful and rural atmosphere. It had rather a "grown-up" touch to it.
Later I learned Hajime was the author. He is one of the students that live up here in Ohaga in the terraced rice fields in my valley, and he had indeed written about his grandparents.


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こうしま賞　　 Teacher's Special Prize

ゆっくりと　いっしょにかえろ　秋の空　　
yukkuri to issho ni kaeru aki no sora

leisurely
we walk home together -
bright autumn sky

6年　やよい, 6th grade, Yayoi






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入　　 選　　 Runners Up

ゆっくりと　はなしがしたい　秋の空　　　
yukkuri to hanashi ga shitai aki no sora

I want to talk to her
leisurely ...
autumn sky

4年　ゆう / 4th grade, Yuu




ゆったりと　入るおんせん　秋うらら　　
yuttari to hairu onsen aki urara

so leisurely
we enjoy the hot spring -
fine autumn day

5年　りょうた / 5th grade, Ryuuta




ゆったりと　じゅぎょうがすぎる　秋の空　
yukkuri to jugyoo ga sugiru aki no sora

slowly, leisurely
the lesson carries on -
autumn sky

5年　みずき / 5th grade, Mizuki




The best haiku



ゆったりと　花をゆらす　秋の風　　　
yuttari to hana o yurasu aki no kaze

leisurely
it lets the flowers sway -
autumn wind

６年　ゆうた / 6th grade, Yuuta




ゆっくりと　おおきくなあれ　小春の日　　
yukkuri to ookiku naare ... koharu no hi

take all your time
to grow up leisurely ...
Indian Summer Day

やすよ（） / Yasuyo, Mother of a student
Incidentally, she was the mother of Kooki, who got the Grand Prize.







Congratulations to all the winners!

皆、おめでとうございます　！

Gabi Greve, Misaki-Cho, Ohaga




句作りの子供の笑顔　秋うらら

all these smiles
of kids writing haiku -
fine autumn day

ガビ　/ Gabi






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***** Misaki School Haiku Meeting November 2006

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