づかづかと来て踊子にさゝやける 高野素十
zukazuka to kite odoriko ni sasayakeru
no hesitation
he comes and whispers
in a dancer’s ear
Suju Takano
from “Gendai no Haiku” (Modern Haiku), edited by Shobin Hirai, Kodansha, Tokyo, 1996
Fay’s Note: Suju Takano (1893-1976).