Thursday, December 22, 2011

Haiku by Matsuo Basho
















I would sleep,
borrowing the sleeve of the scarecrow.
Midnight frost. 

 
Karite nemu
kakashi no sode ya
yowa no shimo 




Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)


foto: gb

2 comments:

Teresa Evangeline said...

A master of haiku and a beautiful image. I love "the sleeve of a scarecrow." Thank You!

Thyra said...

Hej Teresa! Yes it's said in such simple words. I like the Haikus.

Happy holidays!
Grethe