framed butterflies
hang over my niece’s desk
at summer’s end
this flutter of fear
on returning to school
Japanese Translation by Hidenori Hiruta
額縁に入っている蝶
姪の机に掛かっている
夏の終わりに
この不安の動悸
復学する際に
Akita International Haiku Network, March 30, 2019
A Room of My Own: You're Not/Knowing
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*Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words*, CXIII: "preparing for
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no visible trace
of the walls of my house
of the living room
chairs,...