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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Iris


the long skinny snake's
Shinto shrine...
irises

hoso-nagai hebi no yashiro ya
kakitsubata

細長い蛇の社や杜若

by Issa, 1818

With a smile, Issa suggests that the shrine belongs to the snake.

Trans:David Lanoue

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