まだ揉めている蚕豆の莢の中　　　佐藤七重

mada mometeiru soramame no saya no naka

            still arguing

            inside the pod

            of a broad bean

                                                Nanae Sato

from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), June 2009 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

Fay’s Note:  ‘soramame’ (broad bean) is a summer kigo.