loneliness
with a slight fever
spotted bellflower
微熱持つ寂しさ蛍袋かな
summer sky —
the construction paper’s edges
curl up
夏空や画用紙の端反り返る
the scolding
slowly sinks in
ice water
じんわりと染み込む叱言氷水
passing
through each gate
summer’s end
それぞれの門をくぐりて夏の果
I think it’ll ring
the phone that hasn’t rung
thirteen nights
鳴ると思う電話の鳴りぬ十三夜
cutting off
a lock of hair
shooting star
切り落とす髪の一束流れ星
receiving
the mandate of heaven
diamond dust
天命を拝受ダイヤモンドダスト
migratory birds–
wristwatches
like handcuffs
鳥引くや手錠のように腕時計
through the window screen
and through the wilderness
to reincarnate
網戸抜け荒地を抜けて転生す
buying a diary
I put tomorrow’s bread
in the same bag
日記買う同じ袋に明日のパン
spin the globe west and graduate
地球儀を西へ廻して卒業す
I peek at the flower pot
where tulips should be coming out
チューリップ出てくるはずの鉢覗く
if I’m not careful
you’ll get a confession
evening cherry blossoms
気を抜くと告白になる夕櫻
that man
is presumed innocent
spring lightning
その男推定無罪春の雷
an out-of-print love story
falling camellia
絶版の恋物語椿落つ
Yuriko Seto was born in Tokyo in 1972 and currently resides in Hokkaido. Discovered haiku in 1997 at a haiku gathering called Hashi (“Bridge”). Has participated in groups such as WA and itak. Won an honorable mention in the 29th Annual Gendai Haiku Association New Face Award in 2011. Won the Central Hokkaido Haiku Award in 2014. A member of the Gendai Haiku Association and the Hokkaido Haiku Association, she is also the president of the Sapporo Haiku Club. Her haiku collection Confession (告白) was released in 2017. (Image and information from the Gendai Haiku Association website: https://gendaihaiku.gr.jp/about/award/newface_award/page-3632/)
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