7d
Ah, the willow branch
in the vase can no longer --
reach the low water.
in the vase can no longer --
reach the low water.
Haiku by Shigenobu (-1832), included in the 1986 collection "Japanese Death Poems", compiled by Yoel Hoffmann: "Nageire no / mizu mo todokazu / yanagi kana" ("A willow branch / that doesn't reach the water / in the vase")
Collection "After the festivities"
Collection "After the festivities"
