sakuo sketched at R-Lauer Slaughter in England.
sakuo pictured at a park in Tokyo.
David's English
mountain village--
pure water
husks the rice
yama-zato wa kome wo tsukasuru shimizu kana
一茶
.山里は米をつかする清水かな
by Issa, 1823
A mountain stream powers a rice-pounding mill.
sakuo renku
古今東西水車変らず
kokon touzai suisya kawarazu
All ages and countries
water mill doesn’t change
mountain village--
pure water
husks the rice
yama-zato wa kome wo tsukasuru shimizu kana
一茶
.山里は米をつかする清水かな
by Issa, 1823
A mountain stream powers a rice-pounding mill.
sakuo renku
古今東西水車変らず
kokon touzai suisya kawarazu
All ages and countries
water mill doesn’t change