啄木鳥や落葉をいそぐ牧の木々　　　水原秋櫻子

kitsusuki ya ochiba o isogu maki no kigi

            woodpecker—

            meadow trees in a hurry

            falling leaves

                                                            Shuoshi Mizuhara

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

Fay’s Note:   Shuoshi Mizuhara (1892-1981)