Today’s Haiku (October 11, 2011)

隧道の暗きに泣くや昼の虫　　山口正枝

zuidô no kuraki ni naku ya hiru no mushi

            crying in the darkness

            of a tunnel—

            afternoon insects

                                                Masae Yamaguchi

from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine) ,  August 2011 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo