tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post114645105526626788..comments2023-05-02T03:50:11.195-07:00Comments on Haiku Topics, Theory and Keywords .. (WKD - TOPICS ): Stone Lantern (ishidooroo)Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-18700526066663760972017-01-19T00:21:32.512-08:002017-01-19T00:21:32.512-08:00Kobayashi Issa
履の用心がてら灯籠かな
hakimono no yoojin ga ...Kobayashi Issa<br /><br />履の用心がてら灯籠かな<b><br />hakimono no yoojin ga tera tooro kana<br /><br />the shoes guarded<br />by the temple's lantern...<br />for the dead </b><br /><br />The Bon Festival of the Dead takes place in Eighth Month in the old lunar calendar. At this time, people light lanterns to guide their ancestors' spirits back home. <br />In this haiku, the footwear left outside of the Buddhist temple is guarded by a Bon lantern--not exactly its intended use.<br /><br />David Lanoue<br />.<br /><br />Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com