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March 03, 2006
Today's reading.
A haiku by Issa:
Moon, plum blossoms,
this, that,
and the day goes.
Posted by eek at March 3, 2006 08:45 AM
Comments
Hey, that's not 5-7-5.
Posted by: sac at March 3, 2006 02:50 PM
5-7-5 rarely renders a faithful translation from Japanese to English.
Posted by: eek at March 3, 2006 03:13 PM
Fuckin' Japanese, man, ruining our haikus.
Posted by: sac at March 3, 2006 04:39 PM
5-7-5 does translate perfectly in Engrish.
Posted by: eek at March 3, 2006 04:41 PM