人声は濁音秋蟬は清音　　　西村和子

hitogoe wa dakuon akizemi wa seion

            human voices are muddy

            autumn cicadas are clear

                                                            Kazuko Nishimura

from “Haiku-kai” (“Haiku World,” a monthly haiku magazine), November 2016 Issue,  Bungaku No Mori, Tokyo