I let them pile up, I let them slide down: the fallen leaves on the roof
たまるに任せ落つるに任す屋根落葉
tamaru ni makase otsuru ni makasu yane ochiba
(Takahama Kyoshi 高浜虚子)
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Fallen leaves, ochiba, are a winter season word.
Journal of Japanese Poetry Translation
I let them pile up, I let them slide down: the fallen leaves on the roof
たまるに任せ落つるに任す屋根落葉
tamaru ni makase otsuru ni makasu yane ochiba
(Takahama Kyoshi 高浜虚子)
*
Fallen leaves, ochiba, are a winter season word.
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