a butterfly
pauses between sunlight
and dappled shade
this lingering scent
of a woman in red
NeverEnding Story, October 7, 2019
Butterfly Dream: Summer Nights Haiku by Masaoka Shiki
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*English Original*
how much life
is left to me --
brief, these summer nights
*Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan*, 2018
Masaoka Shiki
*Chinese...