春雷や俄かに変る洋の色　　　杉田久女

shunrai ya niwakani kawaru umi no iro

            spring thunder—

            a color of the sea

            changes suddenly

                                                Hisajo Sugita

from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006

Fay’s Note:   Hisajo Sugita (1890-1946)