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Ducks bobbing on the water

A poem by Kobayashi Issa

Translated by
Robert Hass
Collection
The Essential Haiku
Year
1994
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Kobayashi Issa 1763–1828

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Ducks bobbing on the water-- are they also, tonight, hoping to get lucky?

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  1. aziu

    =D

    i like this poem it explains what, where and who
    keep up the good work!

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