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Unread 01-01-2011, 02:40 PM
David Rosenthal David Rosenthal is offline
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I know I already took a turn, but the Burns is more for last night. Here is my favorite haiku poet of all time, Issa (translated by Hass):



New Year's morning:
the ducks on the pond
quack and quack.



and the classic:


New Year's Day--
everything is in blossom!
I feel about average.


David R.

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