Gosho kaki
when eating kaki
the bell was ringing at
Horyuji
original haiku "柿くえば 鐘が鳴るなり 法隆寺" (converted to modern orthography)
composed by MASAOKA Shiki (1867-1902)
roughly translated by the blog owner
This is the most popular haiku on the theme of "kaki" fruit.
Shiki is such a kaki lover that he left many haikus about kaki fruit. The following is one of them.
stayed in Nara
I ate Gosho kaki
heard deer cry
original haiku "奈良の宿 御所柿くえば 鹿が鳴く" (converted to modern orthography)