A Cuckoo Cries

a cuckoo cries
and through a thicket of bamboo
the late moon shines

poem by Matsuo Basho
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The clouds come and go

The clouds come and go,
providing a rest for all
the moon viewers

poem by Matsuo Basho
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This first fallen snow

This first fallen snow
is barely enough to bend
the jonquil leaves

poem by Matsuo Basho
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Won't you come and see

Won't you come and see
loneliness? Just one leaf
from the kiri tree.

poem by Matsuo Basho
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Bush-clover Flowers

bush-clover flowers —
they sway but do not drop
their beads of dew

poem by Matsuo Basho
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Eaten alive

Eaten alive by
lice and fleas -- now the horse
beside my pillow pees

poem by Matsuo Basho
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On New Year's Day

On New Year's Day
each thought a loneliness
as winter dusk descends

poem by Matsuo Basho
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The petals tremble

The petals tremble
on the yellow mountain rose –
roar of the rapids

poem by Matsuo Basho
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Ungraciously

Ungraciously, under
a great soldier's empty helmet,
a cricket sings

poem by Matsuo Basho
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From the blossoms of what tree
I don't know —
but this fragrance!

haiku by Matsuo Basho
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