in clear water ...

in clear water
there is nothing hidden
nor revealed

Translation by 白狐

CHIYO-NI
(1703-75), Edo Time Haiku Poetess

shimizu ni wa / ura mo omote mo / nakari keri
[clear-water in (slight emphasis) / back > hidden even
front > in the open > revealed even / there is not]

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