(1644 - 1694 / Iga Province / Japan)

poet Matsuo Basho
#71 on top 500 poets
What do you think this poem is about?

A bee

A bee
staggers out
of the peony.


Translated by Robert Hass

Submitted: Monday, January 13, 2003

Comments about this poem (A bee by Matsuo Basho )

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  • Keyaki Zelkova (8/17/2010 9:18:00 PM)

    I think this is cute.

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  • Stanton Hager (9/15/2006 11:27:00 AM)

    I usually
    STAGGER out
    of a Basho poem

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