H3012 Haiku by Shiki – Lifting up the hatchet …
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase
Lifting up the hatchet,
To cut it down,
It was budding [1]
nata agete kiran to sureba konome kana |
鉈あげて きらんとすれば 木の芽かな |
shiki | 子規 |
References:
[1] 985.