春寒や貝のはなさぬ海の砂　　いのうえかつこ

shunkan ya kai no hanasanu umi no suna

spring chill—

a shell not letting go

ocean’s sand

Katsuko Inoue

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