Basho and Sora took off
waved goodbye by their friends
He walked 1500 miles,
a little less than I was used to walk in a year.
kusa no to mo sumi kawara yo zo hina no ie
My personal interpretations of the haiku:
my thatched cottage sold:
they put their own stamp on it -
the new owners
drops on fresh leaves
sparkle like diamonds
after the rain
ara toto aoba wakaba no hi no hikari
how solenm!
green leaves, young leaves, and through them
the leaves of the sun
Written on May 19, visiting the shrine in Nikko, a name meaning sunlight.
This being a hokku, the poem pays respect to the placename.
