Chiyo-ni standing beside a well. This woodcut by Utagawa Kuniyoshi illustrates her most famous haiku: finding a bucket entangled in the vines of a morning-glory, she will go ask for water rather than disturb the flower.
asano eikou yoku baketto entanguru watashiha mizuwo motomeru
morning-glory!
the well bucket-entangled,
I ask for water
© Chiyo-Ni
all life is precious
even the morning-glory
old farmer
disentangles the bucket
each petal intact
warm tea in the morning
from morning-glory well
© G.s.k. ‘15
Written for:
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #92, Chiyo-Ni’s “Morning glory”
The print was uploaded onto Wikipedia by Petrusbarbygere
