幼君のごとくに菊の蕾かな 橋本鶏二
yôkun no gotoku ni kiku no tsubomi kana
like a child emperor
a young bud
of chrysanthemum
Keiji Hashimoto
from “Gendai no Haiku” (Modern Haiku), edited by Shobin Hirai, Kodansha, Tokyo, 1996
Fay’s Note: Keiji Hashimoto (1907-1990)