つひに吾れも枯野のとほき樹となるか　　野見山朱鳥

tsuini ware mo kareno no tôki ki to naru ka

finally, I also become

a faraway tree

in the withered field

                                                            Asuka Nomiyama

from “Haiku-kai” (“Haiku World,” a monthly haiku magazine), July 2017 Issue, Bungaku No Mori, Tokyo