David English
guard my hut's key pine tree!going moon gazing
-Issa, 1819
57 years old. wrote [ oraga haru-- my spring ]. On June first daughter died.
sakuo Japanese
庵の鍵 守る松の木 月を見る
iho no kagi mamoru matu no ki tuki wo miru
Issa Original
庵のかぎ松にあづけて月見哉
io no kagi matsu ni azukete tsukimi kana
sakuo image
Issa entrust all management of his estate to his uncle of his mother's side.The uncle was so reliable that Issa could enjoy his haiku touring to Shinano and Edo. Perhaps Issa made this haiku on his travel, thanking to his uncle and hiswife ,Kiku.
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