宴果て猩々木（ポインセチア）の緋に疲れ　　文挾夫佐恵

utage hate poinsechia no hi ni tsukare

            a party ends…

            getting tired of

            poinsettia’s red

                                                Fusae Fubasami

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:   Fusae Fubasami (1914-2014)