spring has come — quick, an insect has arrived
haru ga kita ichihayaku mushi ga yatte kita
1938–1939 · Yuda · Fūraikyo hut
Sōmokutō · Cold and Alone (Kokan)
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No sooner had he thought spring had come than an insect had already arrived. The earliest guest of spring, before anyone else. A bright, simple poem delighting in the sharp eye of a tiny bug. Thus does spring begin at the hut.