厨房に貝があるくよ雛祭　　　秋元不死男

chûbô ni kai ga aruku yo hinamatsuri

            a shell walks

            in the kitchen—

            Hina Doll Festival

                                                Fujio Akimoto

from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006

Fay’s Note:  Fujio Akimoto (1901-1977)   ‘Hina Doll Festival’ is on March 3.