Two Haiku by Masaoka Shiki, translator Victoria Stoilova (March 2026)

 

Two Haiku by Masaoka Shiki

1.
⾏く   我    に｜とゞまる 汝    に｜秋   ⼆つ
Yuku ware ni｜todomaru nare ni｜aki futatsu
 
To me, the one departing
To you, the one remaining—
Our own, separate autumns.
 
2.
呉⽵         の ｜奥   に⾳  ある｜あられ哉
kuretake no ｜oku ni oto aru  ｜arare    kana
 
Dark bamboo—
From deep within, sounds,
Hail