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RAIN ON AZALEAS
Den Sutejo 1633 - 1698 was a woman haiku poet who was a student of Basho and of Pure Land and later Zen Buddhism under Bankei eventually setting up a small nunnery for women.
Nure iro ya
Ame no shita teru
Himotsutsuji
wet color ! rain from down / under shining / princess azalea
Nure from nuru to paint or coat Iro - color
A search for princess azaleas brings up the name of several modern varieties that could quite possibly be hybrids or cultivars from whatever type of japanese azalea is being referred to ?
When you think probably of rain drops on azaleas shining and dripping bear in mind even princesses did not wear much in the way of jewellery and its possible Sutejo is not thinking of beads but perhaps some expensive imported "watered" silk or satin or brocade over robe and the pattern the rain drops are forming on azaleas both flowers and foliage ?
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