大いなる沈黙を解き山笑ふ 水見壽男
ôinaru chinmoku o toki yama warau
relaxing
its vast silence
a mountain laughs
Hisao Mizumi
from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine) , November 2010 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo
Fay’s Note: “yama warau” (a mountain laughs) is a spring kigo.