through the keyhole
the sea fog quietly
flows in
by Akito Arima
Akito Arima (1930–2020) was a Japanese haiku poet, physicist, and politician from Osaka, who started publishing haiku in 1946 through the journal Hototogisu. A prolific author, Arima blended traditional haiku form with references to his travels, world history and mythology.
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