白鳥や空には空の深轍　　　高野ムツオ

hakuchô ya sora niwa sora no fukawadachi

            swans—

            sky has its deep rut

            in the sky

                                                Mutsuo Takano

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