身のなかに種ある憂さや鶏頭花　　　中村苑子

mi no naka ni tane aru usa ya keitôka

            sadness of having

            seeds inside the body—

            blooming cockscombs

                                                            Sonoko Nakamura

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

Fay’s Note:  Sonoko Nakamura (1913-2001)