meteor 
yesterday and today 
the same wish 

(The Haiku Foundation) 

流星
昨日と今日
同じ願い

housewarming
the moon drops in
empty-handed 

(The Mainichi )

新築祝い
月が立ち寄る
手ぶらで

new poem
with each word
a little bit less of me 

(Failed Haiku) 

新しい詩
各語で
私みたいな所がちょっぴり少ない

twilight
deepens
Grandma's wrinkles 

(The Mainichi) 

たそがれ
深くなる
おばあちゃんの皺

memories
pop up here and there
spring rain 

(Cold Moon Journal)

思い出
あちこちに現れる
春の雨 

her whisper--
final touch 
of my drawing 

(Asahi Shimbun) 

彼女のささやき
最後の仕上げ
私の絵の

Afghanistan
the plane’s taking off
after the prayer 

(Poetry Pea)

アフガニスタン
飛行機の離陸
祈りの後

first date 
the smell 
of my ex's perfume 

(Blithe Spirit) 

初めてのデート
におい
私の元の香水の

drop by drop 
the forest swallowing 
the clouds 

(The Haiku Foundation) 

一滴ずつ
森が飲み込む
雲を

Insomnia--
keeping the moon
with my gaze 

(Asahi Shimbun)

不眠症 
月を追い続ける
視線で

― Translated into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta

Bio:

Bakhtiyar Amini

Born in 1975,Tajikistan.
Now live in Germany
Author of six poetry books.