festival--
cormorants asleep in a row
on holiday
-Issa 1821
.御祭や鵜も寝並んで骨休
o-matsuri ya u mo ne narande honeyasumi
Japanese fishermen use cormorants. Tied to a tether, these sea birds dive for fish that they are forced to disgorge. In this haiku, the birds enjoy the day off.
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