A #haiku by an 18th c. poet Yayoo
Ume no chiru / atari ya sumi no / akidawara
This sounds rather plain in translation
Plum ( presumably blossoms not fruit sicne the verb is chiru) scatter
touching ! charcoal empty sack
aki is a prefix here and means empty
sumi no so not just black or dark but speficially charcoal !
Plum blossoms in Japan can be white or crimson
a breeze or wind is implied
An empty sack has been placed outside or near a door to be refilled
and three separate ordinary events and things become one vivid image of the beauty of simple things.
A Gwailo's View of Han Zi ! A Blog featuring my experiments with Han Zi and digital typographic art and articles on Chinese derived characters. Also some articles on Chinese characters in general and their use of multiple Asian languages.
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