けふ死ぬるひとの数ほど冬ざくら しなだしん
kyô shinuru hito no kazu hodo fuyuzakura
as many as the people
who die today
winter cherry blossoms
Shin Shinada
from ‘Hayabusa no Mune’(‘Falcon’s Chest’) haiku collection by Shin Shinada, Fusansu-Do, Tokyo 2011
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