1813
.春雨や喰れ残りの鴨が鳴
harusame ya kuware-nokori no kamo ga naku
spring rain--
the uneaten ducks
are quacking
A sensuous, joyous haiku. The ducks have survived the winter, which suggests that some of their comrades ended up in cooking pots.
Shinji Ogawa writes that it "shows Issa's unique perspective or twist. The ducks are the leftovers from last winter." He goes on to say, "This humorous and hillbilly perspective is, in my opinion, one of the reasons for Issa's popularity."