A kite broken loose, its string tangled in plum branches
きれ凧の糸かかりけり梅の枝
kiretako no ito kakarikeri ume no eda
(Ozaki Hōsai 尾崎放哉)
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2 responses to “5”
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When I read this haiku it felt as if the kite is like the soul and the string like the body we leave behind after our death.
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Thank you for your comment. If we look at it that way, then the tangling may be something significant from the Buddhist perspective, which informs so much of Japanese haiku.
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