Even with insects
Even with insects--
some can sing,
some can't.
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poem by Kobayashi Issa
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How much
How much
are you enjying yourself,
tiger moth?
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The toad! It looks like
The toad! It looks like
it could belch
a cloud.
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Hey, sparrow!
Hey, sparrow!
out of the way,
Horse is coming.
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Seen
Seen
through a telescope:
ten cents worth of fog.
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With my father
With my father
I would watch dawn
over green fields.
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Writing shit about new snow
Writing shit about new snow
for the rich
is not art.
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No doubt about it
No doubt about it,
the mountain cuckoo
is a crybaby.
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The man pulling radishes
The man pulling radishes
pointed my way
with a radish.
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The pheasant cries
The pheasant cries
as if it just noticed
the mountain.
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