Issa 一茶
人は蟻と打ちらかって鳴雲雀
hito wa ari to uchi-chirakatte naku hibari
David's English
people scatter
like ants...
the lark sings
by Issa, 1814
An interesting haiku in which Issa adopts the larks' eye-in-the-sky perspective.
http://cat.xula.edu/issa/
sakuo haiga
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good one sakuo san
john
Thank you John san for your comment.
Recently I have jointed to [facebook]
http://www.facebook.com/home.php
where I met many haiku friends.
Do you know the site?
sakuo.
yes I have heard of it sakuo san
john
Nice visual comparisons here Sakuo San_!
> I imagine this -watcher-wondering: "Why, can I not fly... as the Lark." <
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The watcher maybe Issa as you said.
Would you mind to fly together with us!
Thank you Magyar san for your sharing.
sakuo.
Thank you John san for your kind reply.
I will keep to watch the site.
sakuo.
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