The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry)

by Faubion Bowers

Yasuhara Teishitsu (1609–1673)3 kore wa kore wa / to bakari hana no / yoshino yama4 Uttering only “Oh! Oh! Oh!” I roam over Yoshino hill ablow. IN Look at that! and that! Is all I can say of the blossoms At Yoshino Mountain.

Bashō's favorite haiku (or hakku).