Basho, ' Taka No Me Mo' Poem by Dennis Ryan

Basho, ' Taka No Me Mo'



As a hawk's eyes
now darken
quail sing out
- my translation

Take no me mo
ima ya kurenu to
naku uzura
- Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)

Friday, March 29, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: birds,eyes,japan,natural hazard,natural law,nature,poem,shelter,survival
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
In this Basho haiku, the quail, hidden in the bush, can sing out once the hawk's eyes have darkened (during nightime hours) .This is just one lesson in survival that Basho must have noted personally as a large number of his poems/haiku are based on his actual observations in nature settings.
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Dennis Ryan

Dennis Ryan

Wellsville, New York
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