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Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Spring doesn't come !

in the thicket


David English
in the thicket
snow melts easily...
smoke

-Issa, 1819
57 years old.  wrote [ oraga haru-- my spring ].
On June first daughter died.

sakuo Japanese
藪の中 雪解けにけり 煙かな
yabu no naka yuki tokeni keri kemuri kana

Issa Original
薮の雪ちょっととけるもけむり哉 一茶
yabu no yuki chotto tokeru mo kemuri kana

sakuo remark
Spring still does not come. It’s cold today.

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