Poems by Yosa Buson
Variations on 'The short night
... and we'll post the best ones below!Just dash off an e-mail to: theshortnight@plagiarist ...
A bat flits
... A bat flits in moonlight ...
Lighting one candle
... with another candle-- ...
Harvest moon
... Harvest moon-- called at his house, ...
Early summer rain
... houses facing the river, ...
Dawn
... Dawn-- fish the cormorants haven't caught ...
Coolness
... Coolness-- the sound of the bell ...
White blossoms of the pear
... White blossoms of the pear ...
Blow of an ax
... Blow of an ax, pine scent, ...
Listening to the moon
... gazing at the croaking of frogs ...
The old man
... The old man cutting barley-- ...
Before the white chrysanthemum
... Before the white chrysanthemum ...
Not quite dark yet
... above the withered fields ...
He's on the porch
... to escape the wife and kids-- ...
The end of spring
... the poet is brooding ...
