solar eclipse

eclipsă de soare -

macul îşi îmbrăţişează

umbra

solar eclipse -

the poppy embraces

its shadow

éclipse solaire -

le coquelicot embrasse

son ombre

nisshoku 日食

keshi wa sono kage 罌粟はその影

o tsutsumu を包む

10th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest, 

Selected Haiku Submissions Collection, 

Publisher Yamagata City Culture Foundation & Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum