郭公啼く修士午睡のトラピスト　　　石原八束

kakkô naku shûshi gosui no torapisuto

            cuckoo chirps…

            monks take afternoon nap

            at the Trappist

                                                Yatsuka Ishihara

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

Fay’s Note:  Yatsuka Ishihara (1919-1998)