ひぐらしに肩のあたりのさみしき日　　　草間時彦

higurashi ni kata no atari no samishiki hi

 evening cicada

 today’s loneliness

around my shoulder

                                                            Tokihiko Kusama

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

Fay’s Note:  Tokihiko Kusama (1920-2003)