Showing My Hidden Side ~ Haiku of Japan by dbooster

hive-161465 · @dbooster · Dec 3 '22

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Showing My Hidden Side ~ Haiku of Japan

Some heavy rainfall has robbed us of all the autumn leaves in this area already. It's unfortunate, but that's how it goes some years. But that put me in the mind of thinking of haiku. The falling leaves is a common season word, and this one of one that uses it is one of my favorites.

<center>裏を見せ表を見せて散る紅葉
*ura wo mise omote wo misete chiru momiji*</center>

<center>it shows its back
then, its front
falling autumn leaf
—Ryōkan</center>

<center>(trans. David LaSpina[^1])</center>

[^1]: That is, me! If you like this translation, feel free to use it. Just credit me. Also link here if you can.

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<sup>(Fall Maple Leaves and a Stream by Watanabe Seitei)</sup></center>

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The haiku presents a lovely image, but there is a little extra meaning under the surface. 

Ryōkan was a very beloved Zen monk. He lived most of his life as a hermit, but he took frequent walking trips and was well known and loved. He wrote a lot of poetry, not just haiku. This was his death poem, told to his companion Teishin.

In 1826 Ryōkan was no longer able to continue living as a hermit due to his failing health. He moved into the house of one of his patrons where he was cared for by a young nun named Teishin. The two of them soon grew very attached to each other and exchanged a number of love haiku. Of Teishin, he wrote in his diary "With her now, I have all that I need". 

*Falling Leaves* (*chiru momiji*) is a season word for early winter. In the traditional view of things autumn was when you enjoy the colored leaves on the trees, but falling leaves and leaves on the ground are winter things. 

In addition to the regular meaning, *chiru* can carry the suggest of “to die a noble death” when used in that context. That in mind, we can imagine how absolutely taken by Teishin he was. 




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duwiky	2,851,273,938	10%
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lovelingling	1,506,431,876	5%
biggerjoe	1,478,644,115	0.66%
everlandd	1,154,380,857	5%
celeste413	6,172,574,097	3.75%
bokica80	858,959,487	14.71%
jaydr	5,990,989,713	22%
trentonlundy1	3,564,226,666	22%
alpha-omega	1,348,107,284	5%
cugel	3,499,316,011	5%
dafusa	492,706,930	50%
kraaaaa	2,066,497,906	22%
cryptogillone	2,433,016,973	100%
pawelszymanski	6,549,526,821	100%
cantfoldaces	857,202,780	22%
mistural	2,113,930,633	10%
cloflo	467,122,979	10%
mnurhiver	4,122,868,683	10%
thekrazypoet	610,483,849	22%
uncorked-reality	515,993,967	14%
penyaircyber	3,900,898,482	100%
lordtimoty	2,343,839,167	2.2%
sagarkothari88	55,231,666,706	5%
femcy-willcy	1,700,707,539	22%
haveyaheard	552,994,196	44%
pimpdistrict	675,449,259	70%
thepimpdistrict	733,644,652	70%
mell79	2,066,459,645	100%
badge-480085	623,552,905	70%
theblockpartyii	546,065,840	44%
e-c	4,920,930	100%
toekins	7,936,405,688	44%
w1tty	1,447,851,481	50%
genepoolrentsclr	2,535,552,688	5%
assistance	62,742,769,565	44%
huolian	3,772,939,034	10%

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