稲の世を巨人は三歩で踏み超える　　　安井浩司

ine no yo o kyojin wa sanpo de fumikoeru

            rice world…

            a giant passes it

            in three steps

                                                            Koji Yasui

from “Gendai Haiku Shûsei” (“Modern Haiku Collection”) edited by Yasumasa Soda, Rippu Shobo, Tokyo, 1996