ageing
like a sunflower
forever in bloom

Ogawa

wishing to see blossoms
on weeping cherry trees
stars in my eyes

Basho

love
wild and free
spring forest

Ogawa

pale purple
is this year's color
for young flowers

Issa

always remember
there are flowers
blooming in the thicket

Basho

stirring my tea
as a prayer
spring dawn

Ogawa

cherry blossoms
under moonlight
tranquility

Akari

hoping that the flowers
burst out in laughter
spring wind

Basho

the cure for
this evil world
late cherry blossoms

Issa

being lazy
awakened
by spring rain

Basho

a moment
of spring twilight
is worth a days wages

Sotoba

blossoms falling
turning to dust
butterflies dancing

Akari

a cherry tree
being nourished
by falling blossoms

Basho

one breath
past, present
future

Takahashi

how vivid
was my dream
a field of irises

Shushiki

I regret
that I am not a bird
to knock on your door

Basho

feeling the pain
seeing the beauty
a distant shore

Ogawa

a silk tree
beauty in the rain
a sleeping flower

Basho

a fragrance
from the past
almost forgotten

Buson

in daylight
a firefly is
just an insect

Basho