A caterpillar by Matsuo Basho

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Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694 / Iga Province / Japan)

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Bashō was born Matsuo Kinsaku around 1644, somewhere near Ueno in Iga Province. His father may have been a low-ranking samurai, which would have .. more >>

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A caterpillar,
this deep in fall--
still not a butterfly.

Translated by Robert Hass

Matsuo Basho

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