十字路のわれらハンカチほどの影　　　仲村青彦

jûjiro no warera hankachi hodo no kage

            at the crossroad

            we are shadows as small as

            handkerchiefs

                                                Aohiko Nakamura

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

Fay’s Note:  ‘hankachi’ (handkerchief) is a summer kigo.