Born Lucky :: Haiku of Japan #71


鳥のうちの鷹に生まれし汝かな
tori no uchi no taka ni umareshi nanji kana


among all birds
you had the fortune
to be born a hawk
—Hashimoto Keiji


(Tr. David LaSpina)


Hawk on a Pine Tree, by Ohara Koson.jpg
(Hawk on a Pine Tree, by Ohara Koson)

You can feel Hashimoto's love for hawks in this haiku. He wrote a number of haiku on hawks. How lucky to be born a hawk rather than some lowly other kind of bird.

In fairness, hawks are pretty cool!






Don't miss other great haiku in the Haiku of Japan series!

#1–10 — Haiku of Japan :: Collection #1
#11–20 — Haiku of Japan :: Collection #2
#21–30 — Haiku of Japan :: Collection #3
#31—40 — Haiku of Japan :: Collection #4
#41–50 — Haiku of Japan :: Collection #5
#51—60 — Haiku of Japan :: Collection #6
#61 — Turncoat Umbrella
#62 — Ten Autumns
#63 — Scattering Leaves
#64 — Gravekeeper
#65 — To Kill an Ant
#66 — Frosty Rose
#67 — Don't Give Up
#68 — Matsushima
#69 — Meeting With the Buddha
#70 — Winter Wind


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