Ben Rasmussen’s Reviews > Japanese Haiku > Status Update

First of 4 books of haiku translated in the 1950s. Here's a few favorites. Sorry for the all caps. It's how they're printed in the book...

I DREAMED OF BATTLES AND WAS SLAIN...
OH SAVAGE SAMURAI!
INSATIABLE FLEAS!
-KIKAKU

TOO CURIOUS FLOWER
WATCHING US PASS, MET DEATH...
OUR HUNGRY DONKEY
-BASHO

YOU STUPID SCARECROW!
UNDER YOUR VERY STICK-FEET
BIRDS ARE STEALING BEANS!
-YAYU