Haiku Art Designs

This page features works of Haiku by many of Japan's renowned poets.

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Artwork	Product Information
	#00248 Haiku by Buson I go; Thou stayest: Two autumns. Yuku ware ni todomaru nare ni aki futatsu Shiki Shiki
	#00249 Haiku by Senna A Tall Stone Lantern, In the day-time Is a melancholy pillar. Takatourou hiru wa monouki hashira kana Senna Senna
	#00251 Haiku by Teiji Hearing its name, I looked at it anew, this flowering weed. Na wo kiite mata minaosu ya kusa no hana Teiji Teiji
	#00253 Haiku by Shiki Lifting up the hatchet To cut it down, It was budding. Nata agete kiran to sureba konome kana Shiki
	#00254 Haiku by Basho On the back of the mirror, A spring unseen, A flowering plum-tree. hito no minu haru ya kagami no ura no ume Basho
	#00256 Haiku by Buson The pond and the river Have become one, In the spring rain. Ike to kawa hitotsu ni narinu haru no ame Buson
	#00257 Haiku by Buson Plum-blossoms everywhere, I should go south, I should go north. Ume ochikochi minami subeku kita subeku Buson
	#00252 Haiku by Buson An evening orchid,  Hidden in its scent, The flower's whiteness. Yoru no ran ka ni kakurete ya hana shiroshi Buson
	#00250 Haiku by Sampuu The names I know not, But to each weed a flower, And loveliness. Na wa shirazu kusa-goto ni hana aware nari Sampuu Sampuu
	#00255 Haiku by Issa Just simply alive, Both of us, I And the poppy. Ikite iru bakari zo ware to keshi no hana Issa
	#00275 Haiku by Daiou New Year's Day: In my heart, Is too much for words Ganjitsu no kokoro kotoba ni amari keri Daiou Daiou
	#00258 Haiku by Etsujin	An autumn eve; She comes and asks, "Shall I light the lamp?" Aki no kure hi ya tomosan to toi ni kuru Etsujin
	#00259 Haiku by Wafuu	The butterfly having disappeared, My spirit Came back to me. Chou kiete tamashii ware ni kaeri keri Wafuu
	#00260 Haiku by Issa	A world of grief and pain: Flowers bloom; Even then ... Ku no shaba ya sakura ga sakeba saita tote Issa
	#00261 Haiku by Basho	Along this road Goes no one, This autumn eve. Kono michi ya iku hito nashi ni aki no kure Basho
	#00262 Haiku by Basho	Petals of the mountain rose Fall now and then, To the sound of the waterfall? Horo horo to yamabuki chiru ka taki no oto Basho
	#00263 Haiku by Buson	Blowing from the west, Fallen leaves gather In the east. Nishi fukeba higashi ni tamaru ochiba kana Buson
	#00264 Haiku by Basho	Misty rain; Today is a happy day, Although Mt. Fuji is unseen. Kiri-shigure fuji wo minu hi zo omoshiroki Basho
	#00265 Haiku by Basho	From among the peach-trees "Blooming everywhere," The first cherry blossoms. Saki midasu momo no naka yori hatsu-zakura Basho
	#00266 Haiku by Shiki	By a house collapsed, A pear tree is blooming; Here a battle was fought. Nashi saku ya ikusa no ato no kuzure-ie Shiki
	#00267 Haiku by Tairo	The frozen brush Was burnt In the flame of the lamp Tomoshibi ni Koureru fude wo kogashi keri Tairo
	#00268 Haiku by Onitsura	In the garden Whitely blooming The camellia Tei-zen ni shiroku saitaru tsubaki kana Onitsura
	#00269 Haiku by Basho	The first snow, Just enough to blend The leaves of the daffodils. Hatsu-yuki ya suisen no ha no tawamu made Basho
	#00270 Haiku by Basho	On a journey, Resting beneath the cherry blossoms, I feel myself to be in a Noh play. Hana no kage utai ni nitaru tabine kana Basho
	#00272 Haiku by Buson	A flash of lightening! The sound of drops Falling among the bamboos. Inazuma ni koboruru oto ya take no tsuyu Buson
	#00273 Haiku by Buson	With the evening breeze, The water laps against The heron's legs. Yuukaze ya mizu aosagi no hagi wo utsu Buson
	#00274 Haiku by Issa	Plum blossoms: My spring Is an ecstacy. Waga haru mo joujoukichi zo ume no hana Issa
	#00276 Haiku by Basho	The beginning of autumn; The sea and fields, All one same green. Hatsu-aki ya umi mo aota no hito midori Basho
	#00277 Haiku by Shiki	The train passes; How the smoke Swirls round the young leaves! Kisha sugite kemuri uzumaku wakaba kana Shiki
	#00278 Haiku by Basho	Shake, oh grave! The autumn wind Is the voice of my wailing. Tsuka mo ugoke waga naku koe wa aki no kaze Basho
	#00279 Haiku by Ryouta	They spoke no words. The visitor, the host, And the white chrysanthemum. Mono iwazu kyaku to teishu to shiragiku to Ryouta
	#00280 Haiku by Basho	How admirable, He who thinks not, "Life is fleeting," When he sees the lightning! Inazuma ni satoranu hito no toutosa yo Basho
	#00281 Haiku by Issa	The peony Made me measure it With my fan. Oogi nite shaku wo toraseru botan kana Issa

References:

Haiku Source - A selection collection of Haiku.- Includes a few English translations

Related Sites:

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (100 Poems by 100 Poets) - Classic Japanese poems with English translations.

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