Issa 一茶1803 age 41 staying in Edo.
としとりに鶴も下たる畠哉
toshitori ni tsuru mo oritaru hatake kana
David’s English
also a year older
the crane flies down...
a field
The season word in this haiku, toshitori, ("growing old") relates to the year's ending; in the traditional Japanese system for counting age, everyone gains a year on New Year's Day. The crane, a symbol of longevity, has gained another year--as has Issa.
4 comments:
your note helped me to understand and thus appreciate more the juxtaposition in this haiga
much love
gillena
Great additions, Sakuo san...especially liked summer kimono sash :)
and about women's hair -- thats information to me...i thought they lose hair when unhappy :)
wishes,
devika
Gillena san,
I am glade to hear your deep understanding.
It's wonderful thing.
sakuo.
Devika san,
Thank you for sharing.
Summer sash make us image wildly too.
It possibly happens over the world.
sakuo.
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