夕されば春の雲みつ母の里　　　飯田龍太

yûsareba haru no kumo mitsu haha no sato

            spring clouds fill

            the evening sky

            mother’s homeland

                                                            Ryuta Iida

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

Fay’s Note: Ryuta Iida  (1920-2007)