Haiku by Ase Takashi (阿瀬孝志)

dragon god
of the tree kingdom
hot spring’s first swallow

木の国の竜神温泉初燕

refreshingly
I gaze at the mountain range
from Kappa Bridge

爽やかに連峰見えて河童橋

buying a boxwood comb
on Kawaramachi
in the autumn heat

黄楊櫛を買ひ河原町秋暑し