Spring:
A hill without a name
Veiled in morning mist.

The beginning of autumn:
Sea and emerald paddy
Both the same green.

The winds of autumn
Blow: yet still green
The chestnut husks.

A flash of lightning:
Into the gloom
Goes the heron's cry.

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Poet: Matsuo Basho
Poem: Four Haiku

Year: Published/Written in 1644
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Feb 7 2006

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