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  5. Adélékè, Barnabas Ìkéolúwa
  6. a falling leaf (Barnabas Ìkéolúwa Adélékè)

a falling leaf —
the sun claims one more spot
in tree shade

 

ewé kan ń jábọ́ —
ìmọ́lẹ̀ oòrùn yọ ní’bi kan
nínú òjìji igi

Honourable Mention (International Students Category), 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest, 2016

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