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Haiku poems composed on the Springtime in the Heart of Japan Tour
March 2004
The first bath I took
Mom and I squeezed in one tub
Now we know better
(voted winner)
I can't eat this fish
This reconstituted fish
But I love sausage
Samar Jamali
Jizo guiding souls
To world of nothingness
And eternal happiness
(voted third)
Rule Britannia
And stars and stripes for ever
May countries have peace
What are we eating?
Don't ask me, for I don't know
Each bite is a surprise
Blossoms attempting
To break from winter cocoons
Grey winter disappears
Juliana Post
An eerie old place
Resting place of so many
Passing through this life
A strange place, Japan
You reside on high tech throne
Yet eat, sleep, on floor
Patrick Squire
Cheltenum is the
Same place as Cheltenham. We
Yanks do not speak good
Reconstituted
Fish is OK, but Squire likes
The real thing better
A village audience soon
Will be enchanted with the
Squires tales of Japan
Roy Pfeil
Hiking in Japan
Told us off for very bad form
Where are your stick tips?
Tofu, rice, green tea
Sitting on floor, oh me!
Murder for coffee
Lorna Squire
Mist hides the blossom
Buds are plump. So am I
After my noodles
(awarded second prize)
Deer, deer! Rain, rain, rain
Twelve hundred year old temple
Origami cranes
Samar buys senbei
Nara deer take the biscuit
She is overwhelmed
Bob Heffill