あかあかと薔薇の孤高や五千年　　西村麒麟

akaaka to bara no kokkô ya gosen-nen

            rose’s proud independence

            in bright red—

            five thousand years

                                                            Kirin Nishimura

from “Kamo” (Duck), haiku collection of Kirin Nishimura, Bungaku no Mori, Tokyo 2017