Windy fall

Kobayashi IssaKobayashi Issa

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At my daughter's grave, thirty days
after her death:        Windy fall--
        these are the scarlet flowers
        she liked to pick.
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Kobayashi Issa

1763 - 1828/Male/JapaneseA poet and lay Buddhist priest known for his haikus and journals.

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