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New to Haiku: Free Discussion Area / Re: Buson haiku
October 08, 2023, 06:42:25 AM
鴫遠く鍬すゝぐ水のうねりかな
shigi tôku kuwa susugu mizu no uneri kana
sandpiper distant hoe washing water's waves (kana)

The key word is "sandpiper", many of which have hoe-like beaks. 
Hoe washing is then a metaphor for the feeding behaiour of sandpipers,
and the whole haiku is the fanciful notion that sandpipers make waves!

distant snipe washing their hoes makes these waves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV9VI8GGUCo
https://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/snipe-shigi.html
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