プラタナス夜もみどりなる夏は来ぬ 石田破郷
puratanasu yo mo midori naru natsu wa kinu
a plane tree
still green at night
summer comes
Hakyo Ishida
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006
Fay’s Note: Ishida Hakyo (1913-1969)
プラタナス夜もみどりなる夏は来ぬ 石田破郷
puratanasu yo mo midori naru natsu wa kinu
a plane tree
still green at night
summer comes
Hakyo Ishida
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006
Fay’s Note: Ishida Hakyo (1913-1969)
When the plane trees are in blossom around here they are alive with bees. It’s as if there’s a bee in every blossom and the whole tree buzzes. It’s quite a sight.