地球儀の日本は小さし敗戦忌　　生田比呂志

chikyûgi no nihon wa chisashi haisenki

            Japan on the globe

            is small…

            August 15

                                                Hiroshi Ikuta

from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

Fay’s Note:   ‘haisenki’ (Lost War Memorial Day) is August 15 when the emperor announced Japan’s surrender to end WWII in 1945.