crows at dusk.
Translated by Robert Hass
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Below are eleven Buson haiku
‘The short night–‘The short night–on the hairy caterpillarbeads of dew.The short night–patrolmenwashing in the river.The short night–bubbles of crab frothamong the river reeds.The short night–a broom thrown awayon the beach.The short night–the Oi Riverhas sunk two feet.The short night–on the outskirts of the villagea small shop opening.The short night–broken, in the shallows,a crescent moon.The short…
light of the moon
creep eastward
My arm for a pillow,
under the hazy moon.Translated by Robert Hass
The behavior of the pigeon
but the mountain cuckoo?Translated by Robert Hass
Straw sandal half sunk
in the sleety snow.Translated by Robert Hass
Early summer rain–
two of them.Translated by Robert Hass