If the times were good, Yo ga yokuba
I'd say, "Sit down!–one more of you!" mo hitotsu tomare
flies around my food. meshi no hae.
I found this one oddly cute, even though it's about flies circling in on the food that is being eaten.
This last one is also about insects, but it is less unappealing.
In its eye Toyama no
the far-off hills are mirrored– medama ni utsuru
dragonfly! tombo kana.
Scrolls of The Tale of Genji, Bamboo River. Source: http://dailylife-tokyo.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html |
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