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Saturday, November 19, 2005

Bow and Pray through plum blossoms

Issa Original
おのずから頭が下る也梅の花
onozukara zu sagaru nari ume no hana

David’s English
by itself
the head bows…
plum blossoms!

Comment
There is the third existence in this haiku who is Buddha.
Issa bows and pray Buddha through the divine blossoms.

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