若きらが打楽器叩く港首夏 小倉英男
wakakira ga dagakki tataku minato shuka
young people play percussion
the harbor
at the head of summer
Hideo Ogura
from Haidan, (Haiku Stage) a monthly haiku magazine, November 2013 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo
Fay’s Note: “head of summer” is a literal translation of “shuka,” a Japanese kigo meaning “early summer.” I thought “head of summer” is an interesting expression and decided to use it.
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