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Sep 17, 20241 min read
Here's a dragonfly...
Borrowing an opening line from Bashō, here's my haiku (written in Japanese then translated into English). Tonbō ya Kyō, kyōyū shimasu...
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Sep 17, 20241 min read
Yamagata and Yamadera
shizukasa ya / iwa ni shimiiru / semi no koe Hear the quietness Entering into the rocks cicada refrain Matsuo Bashō, Summer, 1689...
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Sep 17, 20241 min read
Sacred Mt. Haguro-san
suzushisa ya / hono mikazuki no / Haguro-yama What cooling freshness A sliver of moon over holy Haguro Matsuo Bashō, Summer, 1689...
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Sep 12, 20241 min read
Fleas and lice
nomi shirami / uma no shitosuru / makuramoto Fleas and lice Horses urinating Close to my pillow Translated by Donald Keene Arguably...
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