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In spring rain

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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In spring rain a pretty girl yawning.

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  1. marlena United States

    all of these poems were published in 1994 whats up with that?

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