Haiku of Kobayashi Issa

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1821

.桟や凡人わざに雪車を引
kakehashi ya bonnin waza ni sori wo hiku

hanging bridge--
most folks skillfully drag
their snow sleds

Is Issa implying that some brave souls dare to ride their sleds across? "Ordinary people" (bonnin) "skillfully" (waza ni) drag their sleds.

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