Even on the smallest islands,
they are tilling the fields,
skylarks singing.
they are tilling the fields,
skylarks singing.

1763 - 1828/Male/JapaneseA poet and lay Buddhist priest known for his haikus and journals.
View profile & all 50 Poems / StoriesDon't worry, spiders,I keep house
Napping at middayI hear the song of rice planters
The man pulling radishespointed my way
******* in the snowoutside my door--
Writing **** about new snowfor the rich