Japanese Haiku: Part 3

Japanese Haiku, by Peter Beilenson, [1955], at sacred-texts.com

OLD DARK SLEEPY POOL... QUICK UNEXPECTED FROG GOES PLOP! WATERSPLASH!
BASHO

MY SHADOWY PATH I'VE SWEPT ALL DAY AND NOW ... OH NO! CAMELLIA-SHOWER!
YAHA

HARD THE BEGGAR'S BED ... BUT SOCIABLE AND BUSY WITH INSECT-TALKING
CHIYO-NI

COME COME! COME OUT! FROM BOGS OLD FROGS COMMAND THE DARK AND LOOK ... THE STARS!
KIKAKU

p. 27

OVER THE MOUNTAIN BRIGHT THE FULL WHITE MOON NOW SMILES... ON THE FLOWER-THIEF
ISSA

STARTING TO CALL YOU: COME WATCH THESE BUTTERFLIES ... OH! I'M ALL ALONE
TAIGI

GOOD FRIEND GRASSHOPPER WILL YOU PLAY THE CARETAKER FOR MY LITTLE GRAVE?
ISSA

A LOST CHILD CRYING STUMBLING OVER THE DARK FIELDS ... CATCHING FIREFLIES
RYUSUI

p. 28

THE SNAKE DEPARTED BUT THE LITTLE EYES THAT GLARED... DEW, SHINING IN THE GRASS
KYOSHI

AH! BRAVE DRAGON-FLY ... TAKING FOR YOUR PERCH THIS SWATTER CONSECRATE TO DEATH
KOHYO

I RAISED MY KNIFE TO IT: THEN WALKED EMPTY-HANDED ON ... PROUD ROSE OF SHARON
SAMPU

GIDDY GRASSHOPPER TAKE CARE ... DO NOT LEAP AND CRUSH THESE PEARLS OF DEWDROP
ISSA

p. 29

DARTING DRAGON-FLY ... PULL OFF ITS SHINY WINGS AND LOOK... BRIGHT RED PEPPER-POD
KIKAKU

REPLY: BRIGHT RED PEPPER-POD ... IT NEEDS BUT SHINY WINGS AND LOOK... DARTING DRAGON-FLY!
BASHO

TINY SENTENCES BRUSHING SOFT ON MY SHUTTERS... BUSH-CLOVER VOICES
SESSHI

MIRROR-POND OF STARS ... SUDDENLY A SUMMER SHOWER DIMPLES THE WATER
SORA

p. 30

SADNESS AT TWILIGHT... VILLAIN! I HAVE LET MY HAND CUT THAT PEONY
BUSON

IN DIM DUSK AND SCENT A WITNESS NOW HALF HIDDEN... EVENFALL ORCHID
BUSON

NOW BE A GOOD BOY TAKE GOOD CARE OF OUR HOUSE ... CRICKET MY CHILD
ISSA

WAKE! THE SKY IS LIGHT! LET US TO THE ROAD AGAIN... COMPANION BUTTERFLY!
BASHO

p. 31

STILLNESS ... THEN THE BAT FLYING AMONG THE WILLOWS BLACK AGAINST GREEN SKY
KIKAKU

NOW MY LONELINESS FOLLOWING THE FIREWORKS... LOOK! A FALLING STAR!
SHIKI

STUPID HOT MELONS... ROLLING LIKE FAT IDIOTS OUT FROM LEAFY SHADE!
KYORA

FOR MORNING-GLORIES I CAN FORESEE GRAVE DANGER... SINGLE-STICK PRACTICE
OHORA

p. 32

CAN'T IT GET AWAY FROM THE STICKY PINE-BRANCHES ... CICADA SINGING?
GIJOENS

SILENT THE OLD TOWN... THE SCENT OF FLOWERS FLOATING... AND EVENING BELL
BASHO

VENDOR OF BRIGHT FANS CARRYING HIS PACK OF BREEZE... SUFFOCATING HEAT!
SHIRI

VOICES OF TWO BELLS THAT SPEAK FROM TWILIGHT TEMPLES... AH! COOL DIALOGUE
BUSON

p. 33

DEEP IN DARK FOREST A WOODCUTTER'S DULL AXE TALKING... AND A WOODCUTTER
BUSON

CAMELLIA-PETAL FELL IN SILENT DAWN ... SPILLING A WATER-JEWEL
BASHO

IN THE TWILIGHT RAIN THESE BRILLIANT-HUED HIBISCUS ... A LOVELY SUNSET
BASHO

FRIEND, THAT OPEN MOUTH REVEALS YOUR WHOLE INTERIOR... SILLY HOLLOW FROG!
ANON.

p. 34

BUTTERFLY ASLEEP FOLDED SOFT ON TEMPLE BELL... THEN BRONZE GONG RANG!
BUSON

GOOD EVENING BREEZE! CROOKED AND MEANDERING YOUR HOMEWARD JOURNEY
ISSA

SEE THE MORNING BREEZE RUFFLING HIS SO SILKY HAIR... COOL CATERPILLAR
BUSON

OH LUCKY BEGGAR!... BRIGHT HEAVEN AND COOL EARTH YOUR SUMMER OUTFIT
KIKAKU

p. 35

THE TURNIP FARMER ROSE AND WITH A FRESH- PULLED TURNIP... POINTED TO MY ROAD
ISSA

FLOWER IN THE STREAM THUS TOO MY LOVELY LIFE MUST END, ANOTHER FLOWER... TO FALL AND FLOAT AWAY
ONITSURA

I AM GOING OUT ... BE GOOD AND PLAY TOGETHER MY CRICKET CHILDREN
ISSA

NOT A VOICE OR STIR ... DARKNESS LIES ON FIELDS AND STREETS SAD: THE MOON HAS SET
IMOZENI

Next: Part 4

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VOICES OF TWO BELLS THAT SPEAK FROM TWILIGHT TEMPLES... AH! COOL DIALOGUE
BUSON