David English
scowling
at the evening sky...
frog
-Issa, 1812
50 years old, lived in Edo, leaving out on November to
his home village for dwelling eternally there.
It needs more two year to getting his share of father's asset
sakuo Japanese
夕方の空をにらむや 蛙かな
yugata no sora wo niramu ya kaeru kana
Issa Original
夕空をにらみつけたる蛙哉 一茶
yûzora wo nirami tsuketaru kawazu kana
sakuo image
The fog is Issa who is scowling toward west where is his home
village. Issa is looking for returning to the village , getting his father’s asset from his half brother.
He is gazing at the west.
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