宝船溺れるものへ浮き袋　　柳　紅生

takarabune oboreru mono e ukibukuro

            the Seven Gods’ ship

            a lifejacket

            towards a drowning man

                                                Kosei Yanagi

from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, January 2016 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo

Fay’s Note:  ‘takarabune’ (a literal translation ‘treasure ship’) is a symbol of New Year.   It is loaded with treasurer and the Seven Gods of Good Fortune are on board.