しばらくは杯にとどめる若葉光　　大高　翔

shibarakuwa hai ni todomeru wakabakô

            for a while

            I keep the young leaf light

            in my cup

                                                Sho Ohtaka

from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, June 2016 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo