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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

spring butterfly


一茶 1814年52歳
.春のてふ大盃を又なめよ
haru no cho^ o^sakazuki wo mata name yo

David’s English
spring butterfly
at the big sake cup...
sip again!

Issa, 1814, age 52.
Married with 28 years young bride named Kiku
Chrysanthemum.
Kiku is a flower, so butterfly is Issa. Sake-cup means female organ.

sakuo renku
年寄り婿のお腰が立たず
tosiyori muko no okosi ga tatazu

old bridegroom
being unable to stand up

2 comments:

John McDonald said...

i just love these sakuo san
john

Unknown said...

I like too!!
thank you for sharing.

sakuo