gusting winds lift up
a corner of the night
chilled, I surrender
to the inky sky
February issue of Four & Twenty
Poetic Musings: Battle Haiku by Masaoka Shiki
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the pear blossoming
after the battle
this ruined house
*The Haiku Handbook*, 1985
Masaoka Shiki
Commentary: This wartime haiku effectively employs what W...
