All the time I pray to Buddha
All the time I pray to Buddha
I keep on
killing mosquitoes.
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poem by Kobayashi Issa
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Under the image of Buddha
Under the image of Buddha
all these spring flowers
seem a little tiresome.
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Last time, I think
Last time, I think,
I'll brush the flies
from my father's face.
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A bee
A bee
staggers out
of the peony.
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These sea slugs
These sea slugs,
they just don't seem
Japanese.
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That wren
That wren--
looking here, looking there.
You lose something?
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Even with insects
Even with insects--
some can sing,
some can't.
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First day of spring
First day of spring--
I keep thinking about
the end of autumn.
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Hey, sparrow!
Hey, sparrow!
out of the way,
Horse is coming.
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They end their flight
They end their flight
one by one---
crows at dusk.
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The toad! It looks like
The toad! It looks like
it could belch
a cloud.
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Napped half the day
Napped half the day;
no one
punished me!
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Visiting the graves
Visiting the graves,
the old dog
leads the way.
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How much
How much
are you enjying yourself,
tiger moth?
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Seen
Seen
through a telescope:
ten cents worth of fog.
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My arm for a pillow
My arm for a pillow,
I really like myself
under the hazy moon.
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When the winter chrysanthemums go
When the winter chrysanthemums go,
there's nothing to write about
but radishes.
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Stillness
Stillness--
the cicada's cry
drills into the rocks.
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Summer night
Summer night--
even the stars
are whispering to each other.
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A caterpillar
A caterpillar,
this deep in fall--
still not a butterfly.
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A huge frog and I
A huge frog and I,
staring at each other,
neither of us moves.
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