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Monday, November 27, 2006

young wife and old Issa

Issa original
David English
sakuo renku

1818, Age 56Fifth Month, 4th day, the first daughter, Sato, is bornOn New year his wife is pregnant with fifth month baby.

This ku is an answer from his young wife to Issa.

David's comment
Yokudoshi is an old word that means "to be greedy"; see Kogo dai jiten (Shogakukan 1983) 1704. Is this haiku a gentle slap at Issa's wife, Kiku?

4 comments:

Gabi Greve said...

Lovely Haiga, Sakuo san,
here is now the WAKAMIZU in the World Kigo Database:
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/first-water-wakamizu.html

Gabi

Gabi Greve said...

Lovely Haiga, Sakuo san,
here is now the WAKAMIZU in the World Kigo Database:
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/first-water-wakamizu.html

Gabi

Unknown said...

thank you ,gabi san for your precious information.
I will make link to you.

sakuo.

John McDonald said...

I love the delicacy of your haiga sakuo san
john