籐椅子にならびて掛けて恋ならず　　　富安風生

tôisu ni narabite kakete koi narazu

            sitting on rattan chairs

            next to each other

            but not in love

                                                Fusei Tomiyasu

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

Fay’s Note:   Fusei Tomiyasu (1885-1979)  ‘tôisu’ (rattan chair) is a summer kigo.