Last night we had a delicious, if eclectic, dinner at #Uguisu here in #Aomori. And yes, that is a matcha beer…

有明や鶯が鳴く綸が鳴る
ariake ya uguisu ga naku rin ga naru

dawn!
a bush warbler sings
an altar bell rings
—Issa

or!

dawn!
a bush warbler cries out
a singing bowl rings

That avoids the rhyming of “sing” and “ring” and uses the more familiar translation of “singing bowl” for 綸.

Anyway… read more: https://laspina.org/a-spring-day-issa-and-basho/

#haiku #spring #uguisu

A Spring Day ~ Issa and Bashō – LaSpina.org

At this time of year two birds seem to suddenly appear with the arrival of the plum blossoms.

Often confused, the 'uguisu' (鶯 'bush warbler') is the plainer of the two.
The small, bright green birds are called 'mejiro' (目白 'warbling white-eye').

#mejiro #目白 #uguisu #鶯 #Japan