春待つてまづは薬缶に湯を沸かし　　安部元気

haru matte mazuwa yakan ni yu o wakashi

            waiting for the spring

            first of all, I boil

            water in the kettle

                                                Genki Abe

from “Haiku-kai” (“Haiku World,” a monthly haiku magazine, March 2017 Issue,  Bungaku No Mori, Tokyo