the bush clover blooms and sure enough a mantis is there
hagi ga saite naruhodo soko ni kamakiri ga oru
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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The bush clover is in bloom. Look closely, and sure enough, there is a mantis. Flower and insect each announce, in their own way, that autumn has come. The "sure enough" carries the small joy of a discovery.