close to my ear
a single breeze
from a mosquito
只一ッ耳際に蚊の羽かぜ哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1793.
Trans. Ogawa Shinji.
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Sen Genshitsu, former grand master of Urasenke, a Japanese tea ceremony school, died on Thursday. He was 102. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/17/japan/sen-genshitsu-tea-ceremony-master-dies-at-102/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sengenshitsu #obituary #teaceremony #urasenke