Spider, say again

by Matsuo Basho

　　

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Translated from Complete Basho Haiku in Japanese by Dmitri N. Smirnov in 2006. Spider, say again was written by Matsuo Basho in 1680. Basho was considered the master of the haiku poetry form.

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Japanese spider female, Argiope amoena

　　Spider, say again! It’s so hard to hear your voice in the autumn wind.

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Japanese:（くもなにとねをなにとなくあきのかぜ）kumo nani to / ne o nani to naku / aki no kaze______________Featured in our selection of Children's Poems.

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