in my province
grass blooms too...
cherry blossoms
我国は草さへさきぬさくら花
~Kobayashi Issa
1820
Kobayashi Issa was a poet and a Buddhist Jodoshinshu priest living and writing in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This is one of Issa’s cherry blossom haiku with a hint of satire and social commentary. In it, the sakura stands for rich nobles, while the grass represents ordinary people.
photo: bruce behnke