My soul,
dived in and out of the water,
with the cormorant

Uejima Onitsura
上島 鬼貫

The spring wind is blowing
the journey is long
houses far away

Yosa Buson
与謝 蕪村

For the heart
that doubts not
the white flowers of the plum

Mokuin
木蔭

The spring day closes
lingering
where there is water

Kobayashi Issa
小林 一茶

On the sandy beach
footprints
long is the spring day

Masaoka Shiki
正岡 子規

In they rays of the setting sun
there flutters along the city street
a butterfly

Takarai Kikaku
宝井其角

In the sky
walk serenely
the moon alone

Ogiwara Seisensui
荻原 井泉水

In the evening breeze
the white roses
all move

Masaoka Shiki
正岡 子規

On the faces of the cormorants
splash waves
glittering with light

Miura Chora
三浦樗良

The bell from far away
how it moves along in its coming
through the spring haze

Uejima Onitsura
上島 鬼貫