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night, and once again as I wait for you cold wind turns into rain (byōshō no | ware ni tsuyu chiru | omoi ari) Masaoka Shiki (1867 – 1902) Masaoka Shiki is one of the four Japanese great … read more

Into an old pond a frog leaps sound of the water ( furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto) Which pond? What kind of sound? The haiku sounds unfinished, but that is the point — a … read more