Matsuo Bashō, born 松尾 金作, then Matsuo Chūemon Munefusa, was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan.
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Famous Matsuo Basho Poems
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The summer grasses
All that remains
Of brave soldiers dreams
On Buddha’s Deathday
On Buddha’s deathday,
wrinkled tough old hands pray –
the prayer beads’ sound
The Morning Glories
The morning glories
bloom, securing the gate
in the old fence
Husking Rice
husking rice
a child squints up
to view the moon
The She Cat
The she cat –
Grown thin
From love and barley.
Sleep On Horseback
Sleep on horseback,
The far moon in a continuing dream,
Steam of roasting tea.
How Wild The Sea Is
How wild the sea is,
and over Sado Island,
the River of Heaven
The Clouds Come And Go
The clouds come and go,
providing a rest for all
the moon viewers
From Time To Time
From time to time
The clouds give rest
To the moon beholders.
With A Warbler
With a warbler for
a soul, it sleeps peacefully,
this mountain willo
Temple Bells Die Out
Temple bells die out.
The fragrant blossoms remain.
A perfect evening!
Cedar umbrellas
Cedar umbrellas, off
to Mount Yoshimo for
the cherry blossoms.
By the old temple
By the old temple,
peach blossoms;
a man treading rice.
Now the swinging bridge
Now the swinging bridge
is quieted with creepers
like our tendrilled life
All the day long
All the day long-
yet not long enough for the skylark,
singing, singing.
