Yosa Buson & Masaoka Shiki

Rounding out this blog's section on haikus are Masters Buson and Shiki. Both wrote most of their work in the late nineteenth century. Below are some of their works.


coming back-
so many pathways
through the spring grass

-Yosa Buson



fresh young leaves
the sound of a waterfall
both far and near

-Yosa Buson







in sorrow
wandering the hill
wild roses flowering

-Yosa Buson

雪ふるよ障子の穴を見てあれば

yuki furu yo
shōji no ana o
mite areba

snow's falling!
I see it through a hole
in the shutter...

-Masaoka Shiki

すゞしさや瀧ほとばしる家のあひ

suzushisa ya
taki hotobashiru
ie no ai

coolness—
a mountain stream splashes out
between houses

-Masaoka Shiki

Works Cited: "The Haiku of Yosa Buson." Greenleaf Company. N.p., n.d. Web. Jun 3, 2010.

"Haiku of Masaoka Shiki." Baymoon.com. N.p., n.d. Web. Jun 3, 2010.