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vanishing soldier
ruins of morning glory
military eyes
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frost white tears of ice
passionate perfume minutes
incense preciousness
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lonely moon of the
gray-headed lapwing carving
a deserted tomb
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pillow fleas . . . urine
of horses . . . Yokohama
prostitute trouble
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octopus summer . . .
dream frogs leap in straw sandals
dive with bamboo socks
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enter rock silence . . .
voice of the cicada tends
the forked eye of spring
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go this road without
me . . . autumn disease journey
planting willow fields
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Tags: Edo, haiku, Japan, poetry, translation
The Book of Haiku Revelation 