Haiku about Autumn (15)

The other day I visited a hot spring called 'Cranes' Spring' （鶴の湯温泉）at the foot of Mt. Nyutou （乳頭山） in Akita.

Wild birds' spring

for healing and resting

no cranes now

傷いやす出湯に今は鶴見えず

Kizu iyasu ideyu ni ima wa tsuru miezu

Maple leaves

dancing into a bath

outdoor spring

モミジの葉露天の風呂に舞い落ちる

Momiji no ha roten no furo ni maiochiru

―　Hidenori Hiruta