Friday, 5 October 2018

a stone’s throw
he says
but I don’t see one
my neighbour
cutting his grass
- again!
killing the wasp
easily
the end of summer

Published: The Mainichi 2 November 2018

Comment by Dhugal Lindsay in Haiku in English: Best of 2018:

With the colder temperatures the movements of cold-blooded organisms gets sluggish. The moment is also the moment that summer ends for the poet.
flight delayed
more time
to fret

 the smell of alcohol on the priest's breath Holy Communion