南瓜蒔く書斎の窓はここに開く　　山口青邨

kabocha maku shosai no mado wa koko ni aku

            planting pumpkin seeds

            my study window

            open to the spot

                                                Seison Yamaguchi

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

Fay’s Note:  Seison Yamaguchi (1892-1988)  ‘kabocha maku’ (planting pumpkin seeds) is a spring kigo.