山国のひかりにふるへ白菫　　甲斐由起子

yamaguni no hikari ni furue shirosumire

            swaying by the light

            in the mountain country

            white violets

                                                Yukiko Kai

from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, June 2017 issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo