四つ角を月の方へと曲りけり　　　谷岡健彦

yotsukado o tsuki no kata e to magarikeri

            at a crossroads

            I turn in the direction

            toward the moon

                                                Takehiko Tanioka

from ‘Wakagaki’ (‘Young Writing’) haiku collection by Takehiko Tanioka, Honami Shoten, Tokyo 2014