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Haiku by Basho 1

January 1, 2017
By A.Marcus DIAMOND, Landing, New Jersey
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"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
-Emily Bronte

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-Amanda Marcus

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Just finished this watercolor. I put one of my favorite haiku poems on it by Basho. It reads (in romaji), "Nan no ki no, hana towa shirazu, nanoi kana," or (in English), "From what flowering tree, I know not, but ah, the fragrance."

Tags: NatureHaikuBashoTraditional japanese poetryPoetry

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