誰からも遠い時間を木の実降る　　　塩野谷　仁

dare kara mo tôi jikan o konomi furu

            the hour

            far from everyone…

            tree fruits fall

                                                Jin Shionoya

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