Having slept, the cat gets up
Having slept, the cat gets up,
yawns, goes out
to make love.
Translated by Robert Hass
poem by Kobayashi Issa
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In this world
In this world
we walk on the roof of hell,
gazing at flowers.
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poem by Kobayashi Issa
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A cuckoo sings
A cuckoo sings
to me, to the mountain,
to me, to the mountain.
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poem by Kobayashi Issa
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A huge frog and I
A huge frog and I,
staring at each other,
neither of us moves.
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poem by Kobayashi Issa
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Last time, I think
Last time, I think,
I'll brush the flies
from my father's face.
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poem by Kobayashi Issa
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Not knowing
Not knowing
it's a tub they're in
the fish cooling at the gate.
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New Year's Day
New Year's Day--
everything is in blossom!
I feel about average.
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poem by Kobayashi Issa
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This moth saw brightness
This moth saw brightness
in a woman's chamber--
burnt to a crisp.
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In these latter-day
In these latter-day,
Degenerate times,
Cherry-blossoms everywhere!
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poem by Kobayashi Issa
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That pretty girl
That pretty girl--
munching and rustling
the wrapped-up rice cake.
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