This is Kiyoko Tokutomi's oldest grandchild, Nicholette,
at her grandmother's house many years ago.
at her grandmother's house many years ago.
Kiyoko loved her grandchildren very much:
to know that all you had to do was to see them together.
to know that all you had to do was to see them together.
Many years ago at the Watsonville Obon, I saw Grandmother and grandchild dancing
(that is a link above)
This past weekend, Nicholette danced again with her mother and sister!
(that is a link above)
This past weekend, Nicholette danced again with her mother and sister!
are you the harvest moon's
representative?
white rabbit
Issa
Instead of seeing, as some Westerners do, a man on the moon, Japanese people perceive the outline of a rabbit. Shinji Ogawa notes that gyomei dai or gomyô dai means a "representative" in this context. The rabbit is representing the moon on earth, Issa quips.
[Explanatory note and translation of Issa's haiku from David Lanoue's website; haikuguy.com
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