雛よりも御仏よりも可愛らし
(hina-yorimo mihotoke-yorimo kawairashi)
（虚子 Kyoshi）
lovely!
more than hina dolls,
more than Buddha
(Lovee)
(Note)
This haiku was composed by Kyoshi as a haiku of condolence when his granddaughter died on March 5, in 1929, only 80 days after her birth.
Please note that this is a literal translation of the original haiku, in which the subject (granddaughter) is omitted.
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