how good the water is — the frogs are croaking
mizu no umasa o kawazu naku
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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The water of this place is sweet. At the edge of the same water that has slaked his thirst, the frogs are croaking hard. Even their voices seem to rejoice in the richness of the water.