花の中魂遊びはじめけり　　桂　信子

hana no naka tamashii asobihajime keri

            among cherry blossoms

            the spirits begin

            to play

                                                Nobuko Katsura

from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine) , December 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

Fay’s Note:  Nobuko Katsura (1914-2004)