The Four Seasons: Japanese Haiku, Beilenson

Translated by Peter Beilenson, this beautiful volume shares verses from haiku masters Basho, Buson, Issa, Shiki, and more. A favorite from each season: Spring Cherry-petal days… Birds with two legs Glitter now Horses gleam with four - Onitsura Summer As I picked it up To cage it… The firefly Lit my finger-tips - Taigi Fall Nightlong in the cold That monkey sits Conjecturing How to catch the moon - Shiki Winter Midnight wanderer Walking through The snowy street… Echoing dog-bark - Shiki Peter Pauper Press, 1958