The Flag of the Rising Sun, stickily drooping in the sweltering heat

日章旗ベッタリ垂れた蒸暑さ

nisshōki bettari tareta mushiatsusa

(Tsuru Akira 鶴彬)

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Tsuru Akira (1909–1938) was an anti-militarist senryū poet frequently harassed by the authorities over his literary activities. He died in prison at the age of 29.