1.
On a withered branch
a crow has settled—
Autumn nightfall.
—Basho
2.
Though it be broken—
Broken again—still it’s there:
The moon on the water.
—Choshu
3.
Bright the full moon shines.
On the matting on the floor—
Shadows of the pines.
—Kikaku
4.
In unending rain
The house-pent boy is fretting
With his brand new kite.
—Shoha
5.
There a beggar goes
Heaven and earth he’s wearing
For his summer clothes.
—Kikaku
6.
A storm wind blows—
Out from among the grasses
The full moon grows.
—Chora
7.
On a leaf, a leaf
Is casting a green shadow
And the tree frog sings!
—Anonymous
