1 haiku (#2727) out of 10824
1812
.尋常に引つかまるる田にし哉
jinjô ni hittsukama[ru]ru tanishi kana
making no fuss
they are captured...
pond snails
Or: pond snail. Shinji Ogawa assisted with this translation.
The gentle pond snails don't put up a fight when they are gathered. Issa seems to admire their Buddhist equanimity.
All translations © 1991-2021 by David G. Lanoue, rights reserved.
