1 haiku (#8588) out of 12670
1821
.宵過の一村歩く歳暮哉
yoi sugi no hito mura aruku seibo kana
the whole evening
walking through the village...
end-of-year gifts
A seibo is a present given at the end of the year. In this case, it takes an entire evening for Issa to make the rounds, giving and receiving presents.
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