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First day of spring

A poem by Matsuo Basho

Translated by
Robert Hass
Collection
The Essential Haiku
Year
1994
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Matsuo Basho 1644–1694

The poem

First day of spring-- I keep thinking about the end of autumn.

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    I believe this poem means that people are always thinking ahead, and not really realizing what is happenning at that very moment. STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES!

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