海神より賜りしこの秋日和　　桂　信子

kaijin yori tamawarishi kono akibiyori

            given

            from the sea god

            this autumn weather

                                                            Nobuko Katsura

from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December　2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

Fay’s Note:  Nobuko Katsura (1914-2004)