Lo, ice and water joyfully
Are reconciled to one another.
Matsunaga Teitoku
Matsunaga Teitoku (1571 – 1654) was a Japanese poet who founded the Teitoku (or Teimon) school of haiku poetry.
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Ice and Water
On the Death of Issho
Oh, grave-mound, move!
My wailing is the autumn wind.
Matsuo Basho
Matsuo Basho (1644 – 1694) was the most famous Edo period poet and a haiku master.
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In Imitation of Kaku’s Haiku on Knotgrass and a Firefly
Ah! I take my breakfast,
Viewing morning glories.
Matsuo Basho
Matsuo Basho (1644 – 1694) was the most famous Edo period poet and a haiku master.
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To Ransetsu
Will you not call on me in my loneliness?
A paulownia leaf has fallen.
Matsuo Basho
Matsuo Basho (1644 – 1694) was the most famous Edo period poet and a haiku master.
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Autumn Is Advanced
The autumn is advanced.
What sort of people can my neighbors be?
Matsuo Basho
Matsuo Basho (1644 – 1694) was the most famous Edo period poet and a haiku master.
The Autumn Tempest
How the autumn storm roars,
Blowing along even wild boars!
Matsuo Basho
Matsuo Basho (1644 – 1694) was the most famous Edo period poet and a haiku master.
An Old Tree Was Felled …
An old tree was felled …
Echoing, dark echoing
Thunder in the hills.
Meisetsu Naito (1847 – 1926)
Fallen Leaves
In his absence the god’s garden
Is neglected, dead leaves piling.
Matsuo Basho (1644 – 1694)
Matsuo Basho was the most famous poet of the Edo period and a haiku master.
Moon-Viewing At My Hut
Oh, glorious moon! I strolled
Around the pond all night long.
Matsuo Basho
Matsuo Basho (1644 – 1694) was the most famous poet of the Edo period and a haiku master.
Beads Of Dew
Beads of dew, play about
From one grass leaf to another.
Hattori Ransetsu
Hattori Ransetsu (1654 – 1707) was a samurai, a haiku poet, and a follower of Matsuo Basho. He was very dedicated to Basho, and after the master’s death, he took the tonsure and became a monk.
