はじまりはヲロチの涙秋の川　　大谷弘至

hajimari wa orochi no namida aki no kawa

            its beginning is

            monster serpent’s tears

            autumn river

                                                            Hiroshi Ohtani

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