公魚をさみしき顔となりて喰ふ 草間時彦
wakasagi o samishiki kao to narite kuu
surf smelt
I eat it
with a sad face
Tokihiko Kusama
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006
Fay’s Note: Tokihiko Kusama (1920-2003) ‘wakasagi’ (surf smelt) is a spring kigo.
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