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Matsuo Basho - Teeth sensitive to the sand
Teeth sensitive to the sand in salad greens-- I'm getting old.

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Poet: Matsuo Basho Poem: Teeth sensitive to the sand Volume: The Essential Haiku Year: Published/Written in 1994 Poem of the Day on: Jul 3 2003 Comment 1 of 1, added on March 2nd, 2006 at 11:14 AM. This is a realization of one's own mortality by the bite of a salad. Deep. Don from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Teeth sensitive to the sand, has received one comment so far. Click here to read it, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Matsuo Basho with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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Teeth sensitive to the sand Volume: The Essential Haiku Year: Published/Written in 1994 Last read: 2008-07-03 02:31:23 Poem of the Day on: Jul 3 2003 Viewed 2010 times. Added on March 2nd, 2006 at 11:14 AM.

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