1 haiku (#8678) out of 13390
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.乞食が何か侍る夕すずみ
konjiki ga nanika hanberu yûsuzumi
a beggar offers
his services...
evening cool
"Will work for food" is an offer made by beggars worldwide. The word kojjiki is the old pronunciation of the word "beggar," but Issa probably pronounced it, konjiki.
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