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Matsuo Basho - Cold night: the wild duck 

Cold night: the wild duck,
sick, falls from the sky
    and sleeps awhile.

Added: on March 1st, 2006 at 11:32 AM | Viewed: 2440 times | Comments (1)


Cold night: the wild duck - Comments and Information

Poet: Matsuo Basho
Poem: Cold night: the wild duck
Volume: The Essential Haiku
Year: Published/Written in 1994

Comment 1 of 1, added on March 1st, 2006 at 11:32 AM.

I believe this poem could be very influencial in our chaotic world today. He let's us know that it's ok to take a break from the lives we live.

Don from United States

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Cold night: the wild duck
Volume: The Essential Haiku
Year: Published/Written in 1994
Last read:
2009-11-07 05:27:04
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Added on March 1st, 2006 at 11:32 AM.


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