Poem #2

Here are poems or rather Haiku by the famous Japanese poet Matsu Basho. 

Under the image of Buddha

All these spring flowers

Seem a little tiresome.

By the old temple, 

peach blossoms;

a man treading rice.

We chose these poems because Haiku is a traditional Japanese poetry form that is used throughout the world. Matsu Basho was a well known Japanese poet who wrote many Haiku during his lifetime. We selected these particular Haiku because of their specifically Asian subjects. In the first, the image of Buddha is mentioned. Buddha is the god of many Asian cultures. The second Haiku talks about a temple, probably a Buddhist temple, and peach blossoms which are very important to Japanese culture. The last line of the poem talks about rice which plays a major role in agriculture in Asian countries.