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| Basho Revisited, cats in love | Basho, haiku, catsTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sun, Mar 18th 2012, 13:12 | |
| The next haiku by Basho is an example of how ma... | |
| Basho Revisited, why did you change | basho, haiku Translate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sun, Mar 18th 2012, 13:10 | |
| Basho had a few real friends and a lot of disci... | |
| Basho Revisited, the moon of Seta | autumn, spring, Basho, haikuTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sun, Mar 18th 2012, 13:07 | |
| I am close to the wiccan and live with the luna... | |
| Basho Revisited, in the daytime a lock | Basho, haiku, Morning GloriesTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sun, Mar 18th 2012, 13:00 | |
| In summer 1693 Basho decided to lock himself up... | |
| Basho Revisited, hidden flowers | flowers, Basho, haikuTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sun, Mar 18th 2012, 12:52 | |
| As you could have read already Basho was a trav... | |
| Basho Revisited, lost from its nest | Basho, haiku, ploverTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sat, Mar 3rd 2012, 13:58 | |
| Basho often used the technique of giving himsel... | |
| Basho Revisited, the last flowers | Basho, haikuTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sat, Mar 3rd 2012, 13:56 | |
| The following haiku Basho wrote in Winter 1691.... | |
| Basho Revisited, between the cedars | Basho, haiku, cedarsTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sat, Mar 3rd 2012, 13:54 | |
| koharashi ni wa fuki togaru sugima kanaa wi... | |
| Basho Revisited, a river breeze | Basho, summerTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sat, Feb 18th 2012, 22:45 | |
| In some of Basho's haiku he refers to himself a... | |
| Basho Revisited, missing it | Basho, haiku, spring, summerTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sat, Feb 4th 2012, 09:14 | |
| Sometimes I read a haiku of Basho that I find b... | |
| Basho Revisited, wings of a butterfly | Basho, haiku, spring, summerTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sat, Feb 4th 2012, 09:10 | |
| I love butterflies, they're so fragile and I fi... | |
| Basho Revisited, a bush warbler | Basho, haiku, bush warblerTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sat, Feb 4th 2012, 09:02 | |
| Basho knew his classics and used that knowledge... | |
| Basho Revisited, a grass pillow | Basho, haiku, cherry blossomTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Tue, Jan 31st 2012, 22:50 | |
| Basho wrote several haiku for his students and ... | |
| Basho Revisited, Plowing a field | haiku, blossoms, springTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sun, Jan 29th 2012, 22:32 | |
| Basho was also a tanka poet although there are ... | |
| Basho Revisited, red pepper | Basho, haiku, red pepper, mustard seedTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sun, Jan 22nd 2012, 15:41 | |
| Maybe you know the parable of the mustard seed ... | |
| Basho Revisited, wrapped in a straw mat | Basho, haiku, straw mat, New YearTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Sun, Jan 22nd 2012, 15:37 | |
| In the old Japanese culture, and maybe even now... | |
| Basho Revisited, departing autumn | Basho, haiku, haibun, Oku no Hosomichi, autumnTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Tue, Jan 17th 2012, 21:31 | |
| In this episode of Basho Revisited I will look ... | |
| Basho Revisited, before I leaf | Basho, haiku, My Narrow RoadTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Tue, Jan 17th 2012, 21:26 | |
| When travelers stayed in a temple, they were ex... | |
| Basho Revisited, Saigyo's straw sandals | Basho, haiku, SaigyoTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Tue, Jan 17th 2012, 21:22 | |
| Basho was a fan of Saigyo's poetry. Saigyo (111... | |
| Basho Revisited, wisteria beans | Basho, haiku, wisteria, rengaTranslate |
| Posted by Chèvrefeuille Tue, Jan 17th 2012, 21:13 | |
| In Basho's lifetime it was common to write a pr... | |