Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Sakura Haiku poem

This was given to me by one of my adult students. It was written by a buddhist monk in the Edo period.

ちるさくら
のこるさくらも
ちるさくら

Falling cherry blossoms
Remaining cherry blossoms also
Will be falling cherry blossoms.

I think it is beautiful in both English and Japanese.

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