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Kobayashi Issa, was a Japanese poet and lay Buddhist priest of the Jōdo Shinshū sect known for his haiku poems and journals.

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a world of dew 794 Views
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In this world 260 Views
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Face of the spring moon
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Writing shit about new snow 205 Views
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Summer night
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The snow is melting 197 Views
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Don't worry, spiders 194 Views
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Don't Kill That Fly! 179 Views
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A bath when you're born
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Napping at midday 151 Views
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That pretty girl 146 Views
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Don't know about the people 142 Views
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New Year's morning 140 Views
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Blossoms at night 136 Views
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A huge frog and I 135 Views
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A cuckoo sings 132 Views
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These sea slugs 130 Views
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Pissing in the snow 130 Views
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Windy fall
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The man pulling radishes 127 Views
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Asked how old he was 126 Views
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Not very anxious
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Last time, I think 124 Views
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That wren 120 Views
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What a strange thing 118 Views
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Napped half the day 118 Views
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Seen 112 Views
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All the time I pray to Buddha 107 Views
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Even on the smallest islands 107 Views
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New Year's Day 96 Views
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Ducks bobbing on the water 94 Views
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The moon tonight 91 Views
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Even with insects 89 Views
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No doubt about it 86 Views
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Visiting the graves 79 Views
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Children imitating cormorants 78 Views
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Not knowing 77 Views
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Hey, sparrow! 76 Views
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Having slept, the cat gets up 75 Views
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Under my house 74 Views
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How much 72 Views
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In spring rain
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With my father 71 Views
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Under the image of Buddha
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The crow 61 Views
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The toad! It looks like 60 Views
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In these latter-day 59 Views
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This moth saw brightness 53 Views
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The pheasant cries 42 Views
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It once happened 40 Views
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In the thicket's shade 36 Views
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I'm going out 35 Views
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