226Haiku 俳句
夏河を越すうれしさよ手に草履
なつかわをこすうれしさよてにぞうりNatsukawa o kosu ureshisa yo te ni zōri
“What happiness, crossing the summer river, sandals in hand!”
The meaning
Cool water at the ankles, sandals in hand: complete happiness sometimes costs nothing. The poem keeps alive the physical joy of simple things.
At the origin
A summer haiku by Buson, bursting with happy simplicity.
The characters
- 夏河 natsukawasummer river
- を o(object)
- 越す kosucrossing
- うれしさ
- よ
- 手
- に
- 草履
をParticleMarks the object: what the action falls upon.
In practice
Give yourself one free pleasure today — barefoot if possible.