夕立の初めの粒の大きかり　　辻　桂湖

yûdachi no hajime no tsubu no ôkikari

            initial drops

            of an evening shower

            I find them big

                                                Keiko Tsuji

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