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  1. || That pretty girl -- | munching and rustling | the wrapped-up rice cake. || [Issa]
  2. || A caterpillar, | this deep in fall -- | still not a butterfly. || [Bashō]
  3. || A flying squirrel | chewing on a bird | in the withered fields. || [Buson]
  4. || Were it sweet, | it'd be my dew, | his dew. || [Issa]
  5. || First winter rain -- | even the monkey | seems to want a raincoat. || [Bashō]
  6. || Plums in blossom | and the geishas who can't go out | are buying sashes. || [Buson]
  7. "A quiet life": || Under my house | an inchworm | measuring the joists. || [Issa]
  8. "At Shozui Temple": || A monk sips morning tea, | it's quiet, | the chrysanthemum's flowering. || [Bashō]
  9. || A bat flits | in moonlight | above the plum blossoms. || [Buson]
  10. || I'm going to roll over, | so please move, | cricket. || [Issa]
  11. || This autumn -- | why am I growing old? | bird disappearing among clouds. || [Bashō]
  12. || Cover my head | or my feet? | the winter quilt. || [Buson]
  13. || Zealous flea, | you're about to be a Buddha | by my hand. || [Issa]
  14. || A snowy morning -- | by myself, | chewing on dried salmon. || [Bashō]
  15. || Spring wind -- | the river bank goes on and on | and home is still far away. || [Buson]
  16. || How refreshing! | moon over this gate through which, | at last, I'm free to pass. || [Issa]
  17. || Stillness -- | the cicada's cry | drills into the rocks. || [Bashō]
  18. || May rains -- | even a nameless stream | is a frightening thing. || [Buson]
  19. || Summer night -- | even the stars | are whispering to each other. || [Issa]
  20. || The peasant's child, | husking rice, stops, | and gazes at the moon. || [Bashō]