how deep the snow lay

how deep
the snow lay
asked I many

original haiku "いくたびも ゆきふかさを たずねけり"
composed by MASAOKA Shiki (1867-1902)
roughly translated by the blog owner

Shiki was sick in bed, couldn't see how deep it was by himself.

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