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Born in 1716 / Died in January 17, 1784 / Japan / Japan

Poems by Yosa Buson

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A camellia drops

... and spills yesterday’s rain ...

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Haiku

... hesitates, in the late cherry blossoms ...

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light of the moon

... moves west - flowers' shadows ...

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Hokku Poems in Four Seasons

... for tomorrow. Camphor tree roots are quietly getting wet, ...

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Delight

... Delight of crossing a summer river, ...

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Elegy to the Old Man Hokuju

... Once a friend was there across the river, living, but today ...

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Spring rain

... a straw coat and umbrella walk past ...

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Running out of the nets

... running out of the nets, ...

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a rat approaches

... the freezing oil ...