Coolness of the melons

Matsuo Basho 1644 (Near Ueno) – 1694 (Osaka)



Coolness of the melons
flecked with mud
    in the morning dew.

Translated by Robert Hass

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXX X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 94
Words 17
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 3, 1

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