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this world of ours:
viewing blossoms on the surface
above hell
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yo no naka wa / jigoku no ue no / hanami kana
Issa. A sober twist on clichés about how cherry blossoms make the world appear heavenly.
— Nov 28, 2021 11:23AM
viewing blossoms on the surface
above hell
*
yo no naka wa / jigoku no ue no / hanami kana
Issa. A sober twist on clichés about how cherry blossoms make the world appear heavenly.
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Nov 29, 2021 04:50AM
Beautiful, thanks for including the Japanese as well. I can picture the haikus from that Twitter account bowing down in two rows on either side of these masters walking through the middle. :P
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Junta wrote: "Beautiful, thanks for including the Japanese as well. I can picture the haikus from that Twitter account bowing down in two rows on either side of these masters walking through the middle. :P"You're welcome. Though I like the ones from that account, these are simply superb. :) I've read many different translations and I can't get enough of them.

