熱燗やいつも無口の独り客　　鈴木真砂女

atsukan ya itsumo mukuchi no hitorikyaku

            hot sake—

            a customer who comes alone

            is always quiet

                                                Masajo Suzuki

from “Nihon Dai-Saijiki” (“Japanese Comprehensive Saijiki”), edited by Shuoshi Mizuhara, Shuson Kato, and Kenkichi Yamamoto, published by Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan, 1981

Fay’s Note:   Masajo Suzuki (1906-2003) ran a tavern called ‘Unami’ (Spring Wave) in Ginza.