Haiku

H A I K U

俳 句

Zezan Tam

H A I K U

俳 句

H A I K U

俳 句 Zezan Tam

Inkslinger Press

First published 2019 by Inkslinger Press © • Text © Zezan Tam • The moral rights of the author and publisher have been asserted • Printed in Bath • All rights reserved • No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, taping and recording without prior written permission from the publisher • British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data: a catalogue record for this book is available from the Brisish Library • ISBN 978-1-2345-6789-0 • www.bathspa.ac.uk

Contents Spring / 3 Summer / 7 Autumn / 9 Winter / 11

S P R I N G

I think of Spring, All the flowers blossoming;

ć˜Ľ

A time for rebirth.

3

Authenticity; When who I think I am is

ç§

Who I truly am.

4

Seek new challenges.

Do not coast, but keep pushing.

(If you have the strength).

5

力

Hell or high water, You must keep moving forward.

進む

Even just an inch…

6

�

I think of Summer, Endless days and endless nights Spent enjoying life.

7

太陽

The sun still rises.

Each day, another chance to Be our better selves.

8

I think of Autumn, Falling leaves and colder air And graceful endings.

9

秋

A group of old friends Sitting around a fireplace; Their warmth tops the fire’s.

友達 10

I think of Winter, Such peaceful tranquillity

冏 In silent stillness.

11

If you can’t run, walk If you can’t walk, just stand firm,

歩く

And simply survive.

12

Arunt adi omnihit iaectore quam que quiaestiam quaspel excepratquam aut ut latur repedit atioriae lam et ut voluptaquam quam voluptati aut et aliatur?

Caestistes estest, qui none et laborpore nonsequam rem voloreh endunt, to occatur militatatem aditia sitatiunt, nobita susam quodipi taquam eaquam, ilibus molupta tenihilla inverna tibus.

Inimolum niendae doluptas earum vollignatum vendera con nusae. Nam alit haritiunt volorat.

Qui quam aut faceri quid ulparchicit, cus enit quo enis seque nem acil invenditius eossin est verchit, tecum fuga. Nus sunt dentur modiasp iendeleserae perchil licimusandam vent endiones acculpa quibus.