A cold rain starting
A cold rain starting
And no hat --
So?
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Clouds
Clouds -
a chance to dodge
moonviewing.
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An Old Pond
old pond.....
a frog leaps in
water's sound
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The she cat
The she cat -
Grown thin
From love and barley.
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Shaking The Grave
shaking the grave
my weeping voice
autumn wind
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Husking Rice
husking rice
a child squints up
to view the moon
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A man infirm
A man, infirm
With age, slowly sucks
A fish bone.
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On the cow shed
On the cow shed
A hard winter rain;
Cock crowing.
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A wild sea
A wild sea-
In the distance over Sado
The Milky Way
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Winter downpour
Winter downpour -
even the monkey
needs a raincoat.
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