Winter approaches
like the long shadow
of a breathtakingly great prehistoric bird
flying overhead. It flaps its wings
and leaves scatter.
~Kokoro Sonzai 2009 (trans. Son Rivers)
SPRING AND DEPTH IN HOKKU
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And again — spring. Yes, by the old hokku and agricultural calendars, today
spring has begun. We have reached Candlemas — or by its more ancient name,
Imbo...
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