February 22, 2011

Basho haiku 6

蛤のふたみにわかれ行秋ぞ

Leaving for Futami
like a clam pulled apart
fall fades

[Still not sure about this one; I've tried to leave intact what I think is a play on the word "Futami" by adding a few words and messing with the line arrangement, which sadly compromises the conciseness of Basho's Japanese.]