Turncoat Umbrella :: Haiku of Japan #61
傘におしもどさるゝしぐれ哉
karakasa ni oshimodosaruru shigure kana
my umbrella
pushes me backwards
winter drizzle
—Shisei-jo
(Tr. David LaSpina)
("Bijin with umbrella in winter snow" by Ito Shinsui.jpg)
Occasionally during winter storms the wind is strong enough that it can almost push you backwards if you are holding your umbrella in front of you like a shield against the elements. Hold it the wrong way and the wind is likely to reverse the umbrella, possibly even destroy it; hold it the proper way and you have to fight to walk forward; forgo it entirely and get all wet. Hmm.... maybe we should just stay home and drink a warm cup of tea. Or saké.
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#1–10 — Haiku of Japan :: Collection #1
#11–20 — Haiku of Japan :: Collection #2
#21–30 — Haiku of Japan :: Collection #3
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#52 — A Fleeting Life
#53 — The Only Sound
#54 — Autumn Clouds
#55 — Playing Dewdrops
#56 — To the Last Drop
#57 — A Rest From Moonviewing
#58 — Forever Young
#59 — Fading into the Mist
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wow that is one beautiful art!
ahahah stay home and drink hot tea? No~! let's go fight with wind :D
You have the fighting spirit!
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The art is beautiful We spent a ton of time in kyoto at the kyoto handicraft center. So many prints just like this. https://www.insidekyoto.com/shop-kyoto-handicraft-center-northern-higashiyama