Bitter–tasting Ice — Poem by Matsuo Basho

Bitter–tasting Ice —

Rating: 2.8


Kori nigaku enso ga nodo o uruoseri


Bitter–tasting ice —
Just enough to wet the throat
Of a sewer rat.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
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Walterrean Salley 27 November 2016

(Bitter–tasting Ice — by Matsuo Basho.) **Can’t express what this poem is saying to me. Evokes such depth of feelings.

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M Asim Nehal 02 October 2015

Ha ha ha. Liked it.

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Lily Walters 12 March 2012

A shocking ending I was not expecting. I caught myself giggling.

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Iga Province / Japan
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