Winter Solitude by Matsuo Basho

[conuly]

Winter solitude—
a world of one color
the sound of wind

https://allpoetry.com/poem/8490079-winter-solitude-by-Matsuo-Basho

We're not actually getting snow like the rest of everybody. No, we're in for rain followed by a steep drop into freezing temperatures. This is gonna suck.

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[dorchadas]

I looked up the original Japanese:

冬枯れや
世は一色に
風の音

...and learned that fuyugare, translated as "winter solitude," also means "a bad business environment" in modern Japanese. Appropriate for freezing rain.