From ed markowski:
new
year's
day
it
is
as
it
was
winter
wind
Traditionally in Japan, New Year's day is the first day of spring. It is the time of new beginnings and, as such, it a day on which everybody's birthday is celebrated. Issa manages to capture all this and more in a mere 11 words:
New Year's day,
everything is in blossom
I feel about averageIssa
translated by Robert Hass
For Nanao
New Year's Day
searching the obituaries
to see if I am hereEd Baker
best,
Don
PS. After the fact, Ed learned of the recent passing of Nanao Sakaki, to whom the poem is dedicated. Here's a link to a long interview with him.
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