風車いちばん端がさみしそう　　　奈良岡晶子

kaazaguruma ichiban hashi ga samishisô

            pinwheels

            the one at the very end

            looks lonely

                                                Akiko Naraoka

from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), June 2009 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

Fay’s Note:  ‘kaazaguruma’ (pinwheel) is a spring kigo.