The Poetry of Shiki The desolation of winter; passing through a small hamlet, a dog barks. Evening snow falling, a pair of mandarin ducks on an ancient lake. Now and again it turns to hail; the wind is strong. With a bull on board, the ferry boat, through the winter rain. A stray cat excreting in the winter garden. Only the gate of the abbey is left, on the winter moor. Return to Haiku Masters

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