Zen Haiku Poems – Moonlight

The Autumn moon
Shining so brightly
So I wrote this.

Sekkei

Cry not, insects
For even stars in love
Must endure separation.

Issa

Watching the cormorant fishing boats
In time
I was full of sorrow.

Basho

Some villages have no sea bream
Some no flowers
But all see tonight’s moon.

Saikaku

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