Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)
Autumn moonlight –
a worm digs silently
into the chestnut.
Old pond
a frog jumps
the sound of water
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Soseki (1275-1351)
Over the wintry
forest, winds howl in rage
with no leaves to blow.
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Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828)
Autumn wind –
mountain’s shadow
wavers.
Don’t weep, insects –
Lovers, stars themselves,
Must part.
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Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)
In the coolness
of the empty sixth-month sky...
the cuckoo’s cry.
the tree cut,
dawn breaks early
at my little window
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http://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_classic_ode_atglance.html
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Classic Japanese Poems & Quotes
PoesiA collection of Japanese quotes, poems, and Japanese expressions romanized and written in both Japanese and English. A very well written and artful writings by inspired Japanese authors and also by our noble ancestors such as legendary writers, rev...
