Matsuo Basho
Matsuo Basho
(1644 - 1694 / Iga Province / Japan)
Poems by Matsuo Basho : 3 / 114
A Caterpillar - Poem by Matsuo Basho
A caterpillar,
this deep in fall--
still not a butterfly.
Translated by Robert Hass
Poems by Matsuo Basho : 3 / 114
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Poem Submitted: Monday, January 13, 2003
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is this its gay im gonna kms (Report)Reply
The appropriateness of every stage of life is integral to the process. Regardless of its beauty that surrounds, the true beauty is in the flaw. (Report)Reply
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Excellent - Something is fishy and wrong. (Report)Reply
(A Caterpillar - Poem by Matsuo Basho.) **A flaw in nature; delayed process. Love the verse. (Report)Reply
I'm still not a butterfly, either... still developing (Report)Reply
i hate this poem
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