spring haiku de printemps – aspens in leaf = feuilles des trembles

spring haiku de printemps – aspens in leaf = feuilles des trembles 

aspens all in leaf 
below the windswept cliffs –
their rattled pines 



feuilles des trembles
en bas des falaises venteuses –
ses pins secoués

Richard Vallance  

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spring haiku de printemps – on a rainy day = un jour pluvieux

spring haiku de printemps – on a rainy day = un jour pluvieux

on a rainy day
a kestrel skirts the bay –
echoes in the pines



un jour pluvieux
une crécerelle survole la baie –
échos des pins

Richard Vallance

summer haiku d’été – a twisted red pine = un pin rouge tordu

summer haiku d’été – a twisted red pine = un pin rouge tordu

a twisted red pine
on the cliff I climb –
I’m bent out of shape



un pin rouge tordu
sur la falaise que je grimpe –
moi, je suis tordu

Richard Vallance

summer haiku d’été – pine needles = aiguilles de pin rouge

summer haiku d’été – pine needles = aiguilles de pin rouge

red pine needles
and cones strewn on the ground –
a chipmunk streaks by



aiguilles et pommes
de pin rouge échus au sol –
un suisse y court vite

Richard Vallance

autumn haiku d’automne – pines on the bluff = pins sur la falaise

autumn haiku d’automne – pines on the bluff = pins sur la falaise

pines on the bluff
on a washed out day–
their needles wraiths



pins sur la falaise,
un jour nébuleux –
aiguilles fantômes

Richard Vallance  

autumn haiku d’automne – moss on the pines = mousse sur les pins

autumn haiku d’automne – moss on the pines = mousse sur les pins

moss on the pines
in the swirling mist –
brush strokes dash on



mousse sur les pins
dans le brouillard au vent – 
coups de pinceau

Richard Vallance

winter haiku d’hiver – freezing clouds = nuages si froids

winter haiku d’hiver – freezing clouds = nuages si froids

freezing clouds
over frozen pines –
damn!... my fingers freeze



nuages si froids
qui survolent les pins givrés  –
zut ! mes doigts gèlent 

Richard Vallance

Canadian Spirit Voices

Canadian Spirit Voices



On Spirit Lake the voices flew 
across the coves where forests grew, 
tossing the fragrance of the sun 
over the pines where spirits run. 
Where spirits ran, they run today, 
ancestors' voices up the spruce, 
where paddlers camp but never stay 
where eagles eye the rummaging moose, 
where wolves and bears are born again 
only to see their spring cubs slain, 
where we encamped and they stormed in 
and killed the last of our last kin. 
    Can you imagine what a surprise 
    when they see clarity in our dark eyes? 

Richard Vallance

winter haiku d’hiver – pine and spruce forest = les pins et sapins

winter haiku d’hiver – pine and spruce forest = les pins et sapins

the ice-encrusted
pine and spruce forest
silvered by sunlight



la glace argentée
sur les pins et sapins
en plein soleil

Richard Vallance

It should be obvious by now that one of my favourite winter season words or kigo is “silver”, which in not a Japanese kigo at all. But I have firmly established it as a Canadian winter kigo.

It est enfin bien évident que l’un des mots-saisons ou mots d’hiver que j’utilise souvent, c’est le mot « argent », qui n’est guère un kigo japonais. Mais je l’ai nettement établi comme kigo canadien d’hiver.    

two winter haiku = deux haikus d’hiver

two winter haiku = deux haikus d’hiver

snowflakes brushing
white pine hills ...
forest dreams

pins blancs frôlés 
de flocons de neige ...
rêves forestiers



snowflakes brushing
wolves’ ear tufts ...
forest dreams

touffes des loups frôlées
de flocons de neige ...
rêves forestiers



Richard Vallance

The pristine beauty of Canada. Lac Philippe. Only 40 km. outside Ottawa, the Capital City

The pristine beauty of Canada. Lac Philippe. Only 40 km. outside Ottawa, the Capital City:











The most beautiful and one of the most peaceful countries on Earth. The entire country looks like this! Impressive eh!