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Saturday, August 15, 2026

Summer Grass Haiku

summer grass
on both sides of the border
rusted helmets



FYI: For a detailed analysis of this "structurally allusive" haiku (in relation to Basho's), see Poetic Musings: Summer Grass Haiku

summer grass
all that remains
of warriors’ dreams

Matsuo Bashō,  written at the Hiraizumi battlefield in 1689