Matsuo Basho Poems

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1.
The Old Pond

Following are several translations
of the 'Old Pond' poem, which may be
the most famous of all haiku:
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2.
Autumn Moonlight

Autumn moonlight--
a worm digs silently
into the chestnut.
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3.
A Bee

A bee
staggers out
of the peony.
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4.
A Snowy Morning

A snowy morning--
by myself,
chewing on dried salmon.
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5.
A Monk Sips Morning Tea

A monk sips morning tea,
it's quiet,
the chrysanthemum's flowering.
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6.
A Caterpillar

A caterpillar,
this deep in fall-
still not a butterfly.
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7.
A Field Of Cotton

A field of cotton--
as if the moon
had flowered.
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8.
Collection Of Six Haiku

Waking in the night;
the lamp is low,
the oil freezing.
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9.
Don'T Imitate Me

Don't imitate me;
it's as boring
as the two halves of a melon.
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10.
A Cicada Shell

A cicada shell;
it sang itself
utterly away.
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