雨にさと匂ひ立つなり冬紅葉　　　前北かおる

ame ni sato nioitatsu nari fuyu momiji

            they start to smell

            briefly in the rain

            winter red maple leaves

                                                            Kaoru Maekita

from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo