New Haikuist Club 11th issue: June 2, 1998

NAKAI, Tomo (9 years old)

暗やみにいっしょにあそぼとほたる飛ぶ

kurayami ni issho ni asobo to hotaru tobu

In the darkness

signaling to play together

fireflies fly

NAKAI, Hirokazu

蛍観る人それぞれに時過ぎる

hotaru miru hito sorezoreni toki sugiru

Time passes by

in the heart of each person

watching fireflies

思い出が明滅するや蛍狩り

omoide ga meimetsu suruya hotaru gari

Fireflies viewing,

Memories flash on and off

in my heart