恋人も枯木も抱いて揺さぶりぬ　　　対馬康子

koibito mo kareki mo daite yusaburinu

            I hold

my lover and a withered tree

            and shake

                                                Yasuko Tsushima

from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo