Monday, October 17, 2005

Autumn Haiku


It is time for another haiku since the weather is changing. This is another one by Basho.

この みち や
ゆく ひと なし に
あき の くれ

Along this road
There are no travelers
Night fall in autumn

This time, I encourage my readers to publish their interpretation in the comments section.

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1 comment:

Random Traveller said...

I like to think it is about old age. I was told that this might have been Basho's last poem and that he died about a month after writing it. I think it is sad, but not too sad. I like walking through the woods in autumn with a touch of cold in the air. A lot of haiku poetry has a touch of sadness to it.