生涯を風に随順して芒 大橋敦子
shôgai o kaze ni zuijunshite susuki
throughout a lifetime
it follows the wind obediently
a pampas grass
Atsuko Ohashi
from “Gendai Haiku No Kanshõ 101” (Modern Haiku Appreciation 101) edited by Kai Hasegawa, Shinshokan, Tokyo 2001