包丁の切れ味ためす春大根　　鈴木真砂女

hôchô no kireaji tamesu haru-daikon

I try how sharp

my knife is

spring daikon radish

Masajo Suzuki

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

Fay’s Note: Masajo Suzuki (1906-2003)