For Haiku Poems in Basho's Narrow Road to a Far Province "In Kisakata's rain/ mimosas droop/ like fair Hsi-shih/ who languished with love."

For Haiku Poems in Basho's Narrow Road to a Far Province "Where in Kasashima?/ here I am bogged down/ in the road muddy with June rain!"

For Haiku Poems in Basho's Narrow Road to a Far Province "Gathering all the rains of June/ how swiftly the Mogami flows!"

For Haiku Poems in Basho's Narrow Road to a Far Province "How cool the crescent moon/ faint above the black peak of Mt. Haguro!"

For Haiku Poems in Basho's Narrow Road to a Far Province "Over the wild ocean/ all the way to Sado Island/ streaks the Milky Way!"

For Haiku Poems in Basho's Narrow Road to a Far Province "A lady's eyebrow brush/ came to mind when I saw/ safflowers in bloom."

For Haiku Poems in Basho's Narrow Road to a Far Province "Each wave that comes and retreats/ leaves a trail of tiny shells and petals of bush clover."

For Haiku Poems in Basho's Narrow Road to a Far Province "The River Mogami/ has drowned the hot, summer sun/ into the sea!"

For Haiku Poems in Basho's Narrow Road to a Far Province "They planted/ an entire paddy/ ere I moved from the willow tree!"

For Haiku Poems in Basho's Narrow Road to a Far Province "The hot sun continues to glare/ but, lo!, there is a feel of cool autumn wind in the air!"