コスモスなどやさしく吹けば死ねないよ　　鈴木しづ子

kosumosu nado yasashiku fukeba shinenai yo

            cosmos and other things

            swaying gently

            how can I die?

                                                            Shizuko Suzuki

from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, July 2017 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo

Fay’s Note:  Shizuko Suzuki (1919 – ?)