YAMA: A Nikkei Community in Brazil (Embrace the ordinary and nurture a spirit of gratitude)
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Woman in Straw Hat
Aya has her share of daily work interrupted by twelve grandchildren who run in and out of her house. Her passion is writing haiku.
枯木立 孫の手を引き 豚を飼うin a bare grove of trees
I pull at my grandchild’s hand
while feeding the pigsAki Yuba (“Ayachan” b. 1925)
*Haiku English Translations by: Janet Ikeda
Based on this original
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