傷んだる辞書を抱きあげ秋燈下　　　川崎典宏

itandaru jisho o dakiage shûtôka

            picking up

            a damaged dictionary

            under the autumn lamp

                            Tenko Kawasaki

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

Fay’s Note:  Tenko Kawasaki (1927-2009)