薄日射す窓辺に小さき冬の居て　　吉田孝子

usubi sasu madobe ni chisaki fuyu no ite

            near the window

            where a soft light shines

            I find small winter

                                                            Takako Yoshida

from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, December 2016 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo