夕雲のふちのきんいろ雛納め　　鍵和田秞子

yûgumo no fuchi no kiniro hinaosame

            golden edge

            of the evening cloud

            I stow away hina dolls

                                                Yuko Kagiwada

from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006

Fay’s Note:   Shortly after ‘Hina Matsuri’ (Dolls Festival or Girls’ Festival) on March 3, hina dolls are stored until the next year.  My grandmother used to say ‘if we don’t store them early enough, a chance of your marriage at the right age will go away.’