Japanese poet, Birth: 14-10-1867, Death: 19-9-1902
1.
Take your materials from what is around you - if you see a dandelion, write about that; if it's misty, write about the mist. The materials for poetry are all about you in profusion.
Masaoka Shiki
2.
A pear tree is blooming, by a collapsed house, on an old battlefield.
Masaoka Shiki
3.
The materials for poetry are all about you in profusion.
Masaoka Shiki
4.
Always someone resting there - a lone rock in the summer field
Masaoka Shiki
5.
Having examined three thousand haiku poems - two persimmons.
