遠雷やはづしてひかる耳かざり　　木下夕爾

enrai ya hazushite hikaru mimikazari

            distant thunder—

             earrings shine

            after she takes off

                                                Yuji Kinoshita

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

Fay’s Note:   Yuji Kinoshita (1914-1965)