押入れの中にも梅の香のとどく　　高浦銘子

oshiire no naka nimo ume no ka no todoku

            inside the closet

            plum blossom scent

            reaches here

                                                Meiko Takaura

from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, March 2016 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo