あかるみや燕がふれて水急ぐ　　大塚　凱

akarumi ya tsubame ga furete mizu isogu

            bright spot—

            the water hurries

            when a swallow touches it

                                                            Gai Ohtsuka

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