a jisei, or Japanese death poem, by Yosa Buson tranlated by Michael R. Burch
a jisei, or Japanese death poem, by Yosa Buson tranlated by Michael R. Burch
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English Translations of Japanese Death Poems: Haiku, Tanka, Waka, Jisei, Zen Death Haiku
Picking autumn plums
my wrinkled hands
once again grow fragrant