蛍火や遠流の島の深き闇　　　有馬朗人

hotarubi ya enru no shima no fukaki yami

            fireflies’ lights—

            deep darkness

            in the exile island

                                                            Akito Arima

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