Rereading Bashō

Rereading Bashō
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“In the yard
dead leaves
from last night’s winds”
—E. Ethelbert Miller
“Morning Buddhism,”
Beyond the Frontier

rereading bashō—
narrow road interior
the journey deep south
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“I sweep small twigs
and branches into a pile”
—E. Ethelbert Miller
“Morning Buddhism,”
Beyond the Frontier

those hiroshige—
views of mt. fuji some were
imaginary
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“on a table a cup filled
with tea and honey”
—E. Ethelbert Miller
“Morning Buddhism,”
Beyond the Frontier

i doubt if he braved—
the summit of mt. fuji
those waves out to sea
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“the newspaper sections
scattered across the
floor”
—E. Ethelbert Miller
“Morning Buddhism,”
Beyond the Frontier

using the google
satellite map overhead
mt. fuji down there