How I wish to call
A white crane from Fukei,
But for this cold rain.
I am happy when it rains
That is when I feel at home
Kikaku & Cie
Notes:
The Hokku stanza was written by Kikaku, an apprentice and close friend of Basho. He created this work as a gift when Basho was ailing.
The Akegu stanza was created by me.
I too like rain. Your continuation reminded me of the song by Garbage, 'I'm only happy when it rains'.
ReplyDeleteI thought of that song too when I wrote this!
DeleteI like your happy ending!
ReplyDeleteThank you. :-)
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