Some bangers from Bashō
1.
where’s the moon?
the temple bell sunk
to the bottom of the sea
(436)
2.
ah spring, spring,
great is spring,
etcetera
(33)
3.
peacefully secluded here,
I would love to pick fruit
and the grains of grass
(444)
4.
that’s something to see—
chrysanthemums after
autumn’s storm
(96)
5.
wake up! wake up!
let’s be friends,
sleeping butterfly
(44)
All references are to Barnhill, David Landis (tr) 2012, Bashō’s Haiku: Selected Poems of Matsuo Bashō