Washing the ***--
ripples on the water;
far off, wild ducks.
ripples on the water;
far off, wild ducks.

1716 - 1783/JapaneseYosa Buson, or Yosa no Buson (与謝蕪村), was a Japanese poet and painter from the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Bashō and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period. Buson was born in the village of Kema in…
View profile & all 31 Poems / StoriesThe old mancutting barley--
The behavior of the pigeonis beyond reproach,
White blossoms of the pearand a woman in moonlight
Lighting one candlewith another candle--
Blown from the west,fallen leaves gather