Issa: Spring begins again

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Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) in flower: photo by Benjamin Gimmel, 2004

.....Spring begins again;
Upon folly,
.....Folly returns.

Catkin of a Pussy Willow (either Salix discolor, Salix caprea or a hybrid), Lancaster Country, Pennsylvania: photo by Derek Ramsey, 19 May 2007

.....A time of congratulation, --
But my spring
.....Is about average.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) in spring: photo by Benjamin Gimmel, 2004

.....The spring day closes,
Lingering
.....Where there is water.

River Aire, near the bottom of Gordale Scar, North Yorkshire: photo by David Benbennick, 24 April 2005

.....A little bit of a nuisance,
These flowers blooming, --
.....The sleeping Buddha.

Bed of tulips and pansies: photo by 3268zauber, 27 April 2009

.....The spring rain;
A little girl teaches
.....The cat to dance.

Neoregelia concentrica var. plutonis, with water collection around buds at center of plant typical of the Bromeliaceae family, Botanic Garden, Berlin: photo by Hanson59, 2004

.....In the spring rain,
A beautiful maiden
.....Gives a great yawn.

Neoregelia (Tricolor), United States Botanic Garden: the collection of water typical to the Bromeliaceae family as well as buds within the water can be seen at the plant's center: photo by Appellative, 14 June 2007

.....Spring rain;
The still remaining, uneaten ducks
.....Are quacking.

A mother goose (Branta canadensis) shading her young from the spring rain (goslings don't yet have waterproof feathers): photo by Lucy, May 2007

.....Spring departs,
Rustle, rustle,
.....In the grasses of the field.

Poppy seed field, Toscana, Italy: photo by Jürgen Kopfler, 19 May 2002

Spring begins again (and other spring haiku): Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated by Reginald Horace Blyth, 1949