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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Some Say The World Will End In Fire
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Robert Frost, Fire and Ice
Robert Frost (1874 – 1963), American poet and winner of four Pulitzer Prizes, is most known for The Road Not Taken (a poem often read the graduation ceremonies), Fire and Ice, Mending Wall, Nothing Gold Can Stay, and Home Burial.
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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.
Haiku Tuesday: Along This Road
Along this road
Goes no one;
This autumn evening.
by Matsuo Basho
Basho (1644-1694) is the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan.
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.
