Unless another season is specified, "frog" (kawazu) is a spring season word. Here, the dewdrops indicate an autumn setting. Sakuo Nakamura admires this haiku. For the frog, autumn is a hard season: it loses food and cold weather comes. It is time to prepare for winter's sleep. But before this happens, "Heaven gracefully gives the frog dewdrops to enjoy." Sakuo adds, "I think this haiku conveys Issa's warm heart for the living." David G. Lanoue
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ReplyDeleteUnless another season is specified, "frog" (kawazu) is a spring season word. Here, the dewdrops indicate an autumn setting. Sakuo Nakamura admires this haiku. For the frog, autumn is a hard season: it loses food and cold weather comes. It is time to prepare for winter's sleep. But before this happens, "Heaven gracefully gives the frog dewdrops to enjoy." Sakuo adds, "I think this haiku conveys Issa's warm heart for the living."
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