1 haiku (#8762) out of 13390
1821
.釣人は這入べからず芦の花
tsurubito wa hairu-bekarazu ashi no hana
don't crawl through
fisherman!
blooming reeds
Perhaps Issa feels that the fisherman will break the blossoms or just, by his presence, spoil the scene.
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