Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Peel Slowly and See


In Karuizawa, there is a rock transcribed with a haiku by Basho:

"馬をさへながむる雪のあしたか"

Rendered most unpoetically in English as:

"In the morning the snow lies thick on the ground.
Not only people, but horses seem to be elegant."

So I took a stab:

"In the fresh snow of morning
Even the horses 
Have a certain elegance."


On the turntable:  Lynyrd Skynyd, "One More From the Road" 

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