still alive

under the slightness of my hat

enjoying the coolness

©️Bashō (1644-1694)

stones glisten with morning dew

birds awake as ghosts depart

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early summer rain

the green of a rock cypress

lasting how long

©️Bashō

an artist under the ledge

mixes paint and prays for sun

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rainy season

sea glow lights held up

by the night watchman

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spirits of the mist wander

whiffs of woodsmoke call them home

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the blue sea

in waves smelling of saké

tonight’s full moon

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a rabbit sails in moonlight

are there answers in his pot?

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logged tree

see the larger cut end is

a harvest moon

©️Bashō

forests reaped like fields of corn

pockets fill with golden coin

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on a bare branch

a crow settled down

autumn evening

©️Bashō

still alive, planet quivers

spinning towards destiny

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~

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