Winter Days
The rains of the long journey have torn my hat,
and my coat has crumbled in the daily storms.
Accustomed as I am to extreme
poverty, I feel sorry for myself.
Suddenly remembering that master of mad verse
who travelled long ago in this province, I wrote...
mad verse: in the withering gusts a wanderer -
how much like Chikusai I have become!
- Basho. animation: Yuriy Norshteyn
mad verse: in the withering gusts a wanderer -
how much like Chikusai I have become!
who's that? Sasanqua spraying over a rain hat
- Yasui. animation: Kihachiro Kawamoto
who's that? Sasanqua spraying over a rain hat
making the Master of Early Dawn construct a brewery
- Kakei. animation: Fumio Oi
making the Master of Early Dawn construct a brewery
a red-haired horse shaking dew off its mane
- Jugo. animation: Tatsutoshi Nomura
a red-haired horse shaking dew off its mane
Korean grass the long thin blades colorless
- Tokoku. animation: Shn-ichi Suzuki
Korean grass the long thin blades colorless
in the scattered light harvesting rice plants in the fields
- Shohei. animation: Haru Fukushima
in the scattered light harvesting rice plants in the fields
my grass hut -- where I offer the heron lodging
- Yasui. animation: Takuya Ishida
my grass hut -- where I offer the heron lodging
having to hide while the hair grows back
- Basho. animation: Raoul Servais
having to hide while the hair grows back
"the pain of deception" she thought
squeezing her dry breasts
- Jugo. animation: Noriko Morita
"the pain of deception" she thought
squeezing her dry breasts
by an unfading stupa sobbing with heavy heart
- Kakei. animation: Tatsuo Shimamura
by an unfading stupa sobbing with heavy heart
a silhouette in the early dawn cold lighting a fire
- Basho. animation: Yoichi Kotabe, Reiko Okuyama
a silhouette in the early dawn cold lighting a fire
an empty house the owners disappeared from poverty
- Tokoku. animation: Aleksandr Petrov
an empty house the owners disappeared from poverty
in a rice field the Koman willow dropping its leaves
- Kakei. animation: Maya Yonesho
in a rice field the Koman willow dropping its leaves
a man pulling the boat in the mist - is he lame?
- Yasui. animation: Yoji Kuri
a man pulling the boat in the mist - is he lame?
at dusk gazing sideways at the thin moon
- Tokoku. animation: Uruma Delvi
at dusk gazing sideways at the thin moon
retiring from court to a street of gossipy neighbours
- Jugo. animation: Seiichi Hayashi
retiring from court to a street of gossipy neighbours
asking the Second Nun about the cherry trees
in full bloom at the imperial palace
- Yasui. animation: Azuru Isshiki
asking the Second Nun about the cherry trees
in full bloom at the imperial palace
"butterflies in the thick weeds" she wept blowing her nose
- Basho. animation: Bretislav Pojar
"butterflies in the thick weeds" she wept blowing her nose
a palanquin: behind a bamboo blind faintly a face
- Jugo. animation: Katsushi Boda
a palanquin: behind a bamboo blind faintly a face
"now's the time!" releasing an arrow of resentment
- Kakei. animation: Masahiro Katayama
"now's the time!" releasing an arrow of resentment
a pine in memory of a bandit bends broken by the wind
- Basho. animation: Mark Baker
a pine in memory of a bandit bends broken by the wind
for a while it lasted a stream named for Sogi
- Tokoku. animation: Yuichi Ito
for a while it lasted a stream named for Sogi
doffing a rain hat to soak
deliberately in the northern showers
- Kakei. animation: Keita Kurosaka
doffing a rain hat to soak
deliberately in the northern showers
parting the withered winter grass a single green endive
- Yasui. animation: Reiko Yokosuka
parting the withered winter grass a single green endive
shattered white shards - someone's bones or what?
- Tokoku. animation: Yuko Asano
shattered white shards - someone's bones or what?
squid shells divination in a barbarian country
- Jugo. animation: I.K.I.F.
squid shells divination in a barbarian country
I can't solve sorrow's mystery a cuckoo
- Yasui. animation: Bairong Wang
I can't solve sorrow's mystery a cuckoo
a long night consuming an urn of autumn water
- Basho. animation: Isao Takahata
a long night consuming an urn of autumn water
at the temple lodging of Japan's Li Po-moon gazing
- Jugo. animation: Norio Hikone
at the temple lodging of Japan's Li Po-moon gazing
a lute player sticking rose of Sharon in his hood
- Kakei. animation: Masaaki Mori
a lute player sticking rose of Sharon in his hood
an offering to the traces of a dead ox grass at dusk
- Basho. animation: Taku Furukawa
an offering to the traces of a dead ox grass at dusk
carrying on the head a basket of shad
- Tokoku. animation: Co Hoedeman
carrying on the head a basket of shad
my prayers to an early dawn to be pregnant
- Kakei. animation: Jacques Drouin
my prayers to an early dawn to be pregnant
today going to the eyebrow
ceremony for the younger sister
- Yasui. animation: Fusako Yusaki
today going to the eyebrow
ceremony for the younger sister
for the court bath filtering out
the Shiga flowers with silk gauze
- Tokoku. animation: Koji Yamamura
for the court bath filtering out
the Shiga flowers with silk gauze
the walkway reflecting the shadows of wisteria
- Jugo. animation: Kihachiro Kawamoto
Winter Days (2003)
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