sweet

Masajo真砂女　1969　age 64

白玉や愛す人にも嘘ついて

shiratama ya aisu hito nimo uso tsuite

sweet rice dumplings---

even to my love

a little white lie

This is one of my favorite haiku. I fibbed and knew it well. This happened

one day---the cute fib of a woman.

Seasonal word: sweet rice dumpling( summer )

Trans; Lee & Emiko

Note:Shiratama is a rice-flour dumpling chilled and served with brown

sugar syrup, a popular summer sweet. The whit of the shira( white)

tama( ball-shped thing) is very refreshing in the heat.