綾取りの橋くぐりゆく赤蜻蛉　　　田中亜美

ayatori no hashi kuguriyuku akatombo

cat’s cradle bridge

a red dragonfly

passing through it

                                                      Ami Tanaka

from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine) ,  December 2012 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

Fay’s Note:  ‘ayatori’ (cat’s cradle) is a play to make a bridge and other things using a wool string.