Today’s Haiku (May 30, 2017)

マリア月地球は一つなのに銃　　呉羽陽子

mariazuki chikyû wa hitotsu nanoni jyû

              Virgin Mary month

              only one earth

              but many guns

                                                                      Yoko Kureha

from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006

Fay’s Note:  May is called ‘mariazuki’ (Virgin Mary month) or ‘seigogatsu’ (holy May).