blooming lotuses where sewer water pours さく蓮下水下水のおち所 amid the muck a lotus defiantly has bloomed 泥中の蓮と力んで咲にけり -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1822. Trans. David G. Lanoue. #Kyoto #京都 #haiku #小林一茶 #KobayashiIssa #Japan #ハス #lotus