1 haiku (#3689) out of 12670
1815
.さむしろや銭としきみと陽炎と
samushiro ya zeni to shikimi to kagerô to
little straw mat--
coins, offered branches
heat shimmers
This haiku has the headnote, "Sensô Temple." Branches of the evergreen shikimi tree are placed at Buddhist graves, often in stone vases. Originally, the fragrance of the branches covered the odor of decay. The coins are temple offerings.
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