Father's Portrait Pedigree

My brother Dave, who is the family genealogist, recently found this picture pedigree

of my father's ancestors in our rich hoard of family papers.

Compare it to this one; the comparison shows a lot 

about the characters of each of my parents, I think. 

The large inset family photograph is our family in 1953 

when my mother was chosen Mother of the Year for Schenectady County. 

I am at upper right.

a house for the spring

there is nothing more here but

 whatever is is

SODO 

  

(1643-1716)

I know nothing more about the haiku poet Sodo, 

than that Cid Corman selected this single haiku by this poet

for inclusion in his book:

LITTLE ENOUGH; 49 Haiku by Basho, Sodo,

Ransetsu, Buson, Ryokan, Issa, Shiki,

and a tanka by Sokan, versions by Cid Corman,

Gnomon Press. 1991, #19.

Still, I think it is mysterious and lovely.