さざなみも立てず雪待つ水の面　　　黛　執

sazanami mo tatezu yuki matsu mizu no men

            no ripples…

            water surface

            waiting for snow

                                                Shu Mayuzumi

from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo