ぼくたちは永遠に校庭のぶらんこ　赤羽めぐみ

bokutachi wa eien ni kôtei no buranko

            we are forever

            swings

            in the school yard

                                                Magumi Akabane

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

Fay’s note:  ‘buranko’ (swing) is a spring kigo.