鳥帰るいづこの空もさびしからむに　　安住　敦

tori kaeru izukono sora mo sabishikaran ni

birds return to north

though everywhere

the sky will be lonely

Atsushi Azumi

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

Fay’s Note: Atsushi Azumi (1907-1988)