囀やどれも空向く壜の口 中西夕紀
saezuri ya dore mo sora muku bin no kuchi
birds’ chirp—
all the bottles’ mouths
looking up at the sky
Yuki Nakanishi
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006
囀やどれも空向く壜の口 中西夕紀
saezuri ya dore mo sora muku bin no kuchi
birds’ chirp—
all the bottles’ mouths
looking up at the sky
Yuki Nakanishi
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006