Poems by Matsuo Basho
The dragonfly
... The dragonfly can't quite land ...
First day of spring
... the end of autumn ...
The oak tree
... The oak tree: not interested ...
Winter solitude
... in a world of one color ...
Autumn moonlight
... a worm digs silently ...
A cicada shell
... it sang itself utterly away ...
Winter garden
... Winter garden, the moon thinned to a thread, ...
Awake at night
... the sound of the water jar ...
Taking a nap
... Taking a nap, feet planted ...
A snowy morning
... by myself, chewing on dried salmon ...
Stillness
... Stillness-- the cicada's cry ...
Moonlight slanting
... through the bamboo grove ...
What fish feel
... birds feel, I don't know-- ...
How admirable
... How admirable! to see lightning and not think ...
Fleas, lice
... Fleas, lice, a horse peeing ...
