on a long journey
he takes a morning break
to watch the wet grass blades—
in each dew drop
a sunrise
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Author Notes
This poem is about Matsuo Basho (1644 – 1694); is the most famous Japanese poet. Basho is recognized as the greatest haiku master. He’s well-known around the world.
Gogyohka is a five-line Japanese poetic form with no strict rules on syllable count but as brief as possible. You may use any theme. Lines are grammatically connected. Alliteration, personification, and metaphor are okay. It usually doesn't rhyme, but natural not forced rhymes are okay. Japanese poets have written gogyohka since the 1910s. However, they did not name the form until 1983 by poet Enta Kusakabe.
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The picture is Matsuo Basho, painted by Katsushika Hokusai
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