無意識の中にもぐつてをる田螺　　高橋将夫

muishiki no naka ni mogutteoru tanishi

            hiding deep

            inside unconsciousness

            a mud snail

                                                Masao Takahashi

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

Fay’s Note:  ‘tanishi’ (mud snail) is a spring kigo.