the pheasant cries
as if catching sight
of a mountain
-Issa
(translated by David G. Lanoue)
We have entered the micro-season of “The Pheasant First Calls”. This is the third micro-season of the mini-season Minor Cold. The other micro-seasons within Minor Cold are:
The Water Dropwort Flourishes (Jan 06 - Jan 10)
The Springwater Holds Warmth (Jan 11 - Jan 15)
The Pheasant First Calls (Jan 16 - Jan 20)
In our latest post, we celebrate this season by learning about pheasants and reading haiku by Basho, Issa, and Buson.
