永き日や吊り目垂れ目の狐神 篠崎央子
nagaki hi ya tsurime tareme no kitsune-gami
long spring day—
fox gods with slanting eyes
and with drooping eyes
Hisako Shinozaki
from “Chô–Shinsen 21” , (“Super New Selection 21,” an anthology of the haiku poets under 50-year-olds) edited by Bansei Tsukushi, Yasuko Tsushima, Leona Takayama, You-shorin, Nagano, Japan, December 2010
makes sense
the shaking dog –
thunder outside …
incessant –
on new year’s eve
fireworks …
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also incessant
the end of the old year –
gutters on the porch …