The dragonfly
The dragonfly
can't quite land
on that blade of grass.
Translated by Robert Hass
poem by Matsuo Basho
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Bush warbler
Bush warbler:
shits on the rice cakes
on the porch rail.
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poem by Matsuo Basho
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A caterpillar
A caterpillar,
this deep in fall--
still not a butterfly.
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poem by Matsuo Basho
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Autumn moonlight
Autumn moonlight--
a worm digs silently
into the chestnut.
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poem by Matsuo Basho
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Coolness of the melons
Coolness of the melons
flecked with mud
in the morning dew.
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poem by Matsuo Basho
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What fish feel
What fish feel,
birds feel, I don't know--
the year ending.
Translated by Robert Hass
poem by Matsuo Basho
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Winter solitude
Winter solitude--
in a world of one color
the sound of wind.
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poem by Matsuo Basho
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The squid seller's call
The squid seller's call
mingles with the voice
of the cuckoo.
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poem by Matsuo Basho
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First winter rain
First winter rain--
even the monkey
seems to want a raincoat.
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Moonlight slanting
Moonlight slanting
through the bamboo grove;
a cuckoo crying.
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poem by Matsuo Basho
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