I understand that it must’ve been hard to give up football for the calligraphy but thank you so much for spare some time for me, especially the one who dragged out her father who had just arrived at Madrid after long delay of the flight. Hope you’ve found at least one haiku you like.

Entiendo que era tan difcil dejar de ver al final de futból por la caligrafía pero muchas gracias por disponer vuestro tiempo para mí, especialmente a una quien trajo su padre que acabó de llegar a Madrid después de tanto retraso. Espero que vostros habeís encontrado por lo menos un haiku que os gusta.

natsu wa yoru

by Seisho Nagon “the Pillow Book”

The most beautiful moment in summer is the night

El momento más hermoso en verano es la noche

Right to left/derecha a izquierda

yuudachiya/kusaha wo tsukamu/mura suzume

by Buson Yosano

In the afternoon of the summer, suddenly started raining,

the sparrows didn’t know where to go,

they all hid themselves together under the leaves

Tarde de verano, de pronto llueve.

Los gorriones no saben dónde cobijarse,

se esconden juntos bajo de las hojas

amagaeru/ bashou ni norite/soyogi keri

by Kikaku

A little frog,

on the big leaf of the skunk cabbage,

enjoying the rock by the breeze

Una pequeña rana

sobre la hoja grande de skunk col,

disfruta de la brisa

yare utsuna/hae ga te wo suru/ashi wo suru

by Issa Kobayashi

Don’t kill the fly,

he’s begging the mercy

by rubbing his little hands and feet

No mates a la mosca,

está pediendo clemencia

frotando sus patas

right to left/derecha a izquierda

sizukesa ya/iwa ni shimiiru/semi no koe

by Bashou Mtsuo

So quiet in the afternoon of the summer, only the sound of the cicada

somehow its voice seems to increase the silence,

as if the rocks were absorbing all the sound

Tan silenciosa por la tarde del verano, sólo oye la voz de la cigarra.

Y su voz parece que está creciendo ese silencio,

como las piedras fueran absorbiendola

ashimoto e/itsu kirishiyo/katatsumuri

by Issa Kobayashi

Little snail,

I didn’t realize you were here,

right next to my foot

Pequeño caracolito,

no lo sabia que te hallabas,

tan cerca de mi pie

owarete wa/ tsuki ni kakururu/hotaru kana

by Ryouta Ooshima

Being chased,

the fireflies hide themselves

in the light of the moon

Perseguida,

Las luciérnagas se esconden

en la luz de la luna

Natsuki dachi/irinishi hito no/ato mo nashi

by Shiki Masaoka

One afternoon of the summer, so hot

there is no trace of human beings,

I’m alone in the bush

Tarde de verano, calor,

no hay rastro de la gente

entre los arbustos