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HAIKU PRINTS
BUTTERFLY
"A fallen blossom
is coming back to the branch.
Look, a butterfly!." ~ MORITAKE
MOON WATCHERS
"The clouds
are giving these moon watchers
a little break." ~ BASHO
CROW
"On a bare branch
A crow has settled
Autumn dusk." ~BASHO
LITTLE SPARROW
"Oh ragged sparrow,
we are without mothers,
when we are lonely,
we become brothers." ~ ISSA
RAINBIRDS
"After the shower...
Spring - enchanted sparrow-folk
chatter in the eaves." ~ UKO
KOI
"Wisteria from a trellis hangs its harp
over this platform where I watch these carp."
WINTER
"Here,
I'm here -
The snow falling." ~ ISSA
PRIEST
"Holy noon duet...
basso-snoring Priest...
devout contralto cuckoo." ~ Shiki
CRANES
"In the New Year dawn
solemn and deliberate
tall cranes go marching" ~ Kiraku
VALLEY
"Spring morning marvel...
lovely nameless little hill
on a sea of mist." ~ BASHO
MEADOW
"Dancing: The fox treads
among the pale narcissi
In garden moonlight." ~ BUSON
GEISHAS
"Slanting their parasols against the blaze,
They smiled politely, went their separate ways..." Rakuten
LIGHT
"The inland sea at twilight,
star by star,
The lamps shine out on islands,
near and far." ~ SHIKI
LANTERN
"What pains I took to hang my lantern on
The branch of cherry-blossom, where it shone!" ~ Shiki
ROOSTER
"The rooster, fighting,
Spreading his ruff of feathers,
Thinks he's a lion. ~ Kikaku
BLOSSOM
"Led by his mother through a fragrant gloom,
The blind child, too, enjoys the cherry bloom." ~ KIKAHU
FIREFLY
"Yellow firefly...
Little lamp - flame
that to the human touch is chill." ~ SHIKI
KITES
"From the mountain pass
see the sunlit castle town...
flying New Year kites." ~ Taig
MOON
"Crescent moon-
bent to the shape
of the cold." ~ ISSA
MOON
"The grizzled warrior, too old to fight,
Goes to the wineshop through the snow at night." ~ HAJIN
AUTUMN
"Crossing the autumn moor -
I keep hearing
someone behind me!" ~ BUSON
SCARECROW
"Ah, roadside scarecrow
We've hardly started gabbing...
And I have to go." ~ IZEN
MUDDY
"Good morning, sparrow...
writing on my
clean veranda
with your dewy feet." ~ Shiki
TREE
"Here is the dark tree,
denuded now of leafage...
But a million stars." ~ SHIKI
MOTHER
"The childless woman,
How tender she is
To the dolls!"
WATER
"I scoop up the moon
in my water bucket...
and spilled it on the grass." ~ Ryuho