First snow

Bush warbler

Matsuo Bashō

First snow
First snow
falling
on the half-finished bridge.
Translated by Robert Hass

City and Everyday Life Seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)

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Matsuo Bashō

1644-01-01 — 1694-11-28 · Bashō's birth house

Matsuo Basho was a highly influential poet of the Edo period in Japan. He is considered the greatest master of haiku, a form of Japanese poetry consisting of three phrases with a 5, 7, 5 syllable structure. His work is characterized by its simplicity, depth, and profound connection to nature and the human condition. Basho's poetry often evokes a sense of melancholy, impermanence, and the beauty of the fleeting moment, deeply rooted in Zen Buddhist philosophy.