漁火の北へ偏る夜長かな　　　鈴木真砂女

isaribi no kita e katayoru yonaga kana

            fishing boats’ lamps

            leaning to north…

            long night

                                                Masajo Suzuki

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

Fay’s Note:   Masajo Suzuki (1906-2003)   ‘yonaga’ (long night) is an autumn kigo.