Red Camelias

Posted byDougPosted inJapan, Poetry
The red Camelia (Jp: tsubaki 椿) bush in my yard. Taken this morning.

赤椿咲し真下へ落ちにけり

Aka-tsubaki sakishi mashita e ochinikeri

“The red camelia falls directly to the ground.”

Haiku by Katō Kyōtai (加藤暁台, 1732 – 1792), found in the app “72 Seasons”

Published by Doug

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