この島に人来る季節竹夫人 岸本尚毅
kono shima ni hito kuru kisetsu chiku-fujin
a season
when visitors come to this island
bamboo pillow
Naoki Kishimoto
from “Gendai Haiku Hyakunin Nijukku” (“Modern Haiku: 20 Haiku per100 Poets”), edited by Kazuo Ibaraki, Kiyoko Uda, Nenten Tsubouchi, Kazuko Nishimura, You-shorin, Nagano, 2004
Fay’s Note: “chiku-fujin” (meaning “bamboo lady”) is a summer kigo. “Pillow” may not be the best choice of the word. It is a long tubular thing made of bamboo or rattan. People use it by holding it or leaning to it to escape the summer heat.
Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi) 