Autumn dusk--
the full moon watching
in the maple

"The winners of the Poems for Mother Earth contest were announced Oct. 14 during an international festival held at the International Village Center in Kita-Kyushu. To celebrate the award ceremony, students from Seinan Jo Gakuin University danced to traditional songs."


"The fifth prize was selected because of the word "in." The personification of the moon and the placing of the moon with us on Earth was a unique viewpoint offered by Romanian Maria Tirenescu."

from http://www.asahi.com/english/haiku/