秋風鈴忘れ上手に生きてをり　　渡井恵子

akifûrin wasurejyôzu ni ikiteori

            autumn wind chime

            it is good at forgetting

            and continues to live

                                                            Shigeko Watai

from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, September 2017 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo