たんぽゝと小声にいひて見て一人　　星野立子

tampopo to kogoe ni iite mite hitori

            whispering ‘dandelion’

            and I find I am

            by myself

                                                Tatsuko Hoshino

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

Fay’s Note:  Tatsuko Hoshino (1903-1984)