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Japanese Prints

John Gould Fletcher (1886 - 1950)

Japan
An old courtyard
Hidden away
In the afternoon.
Grey walks,
Mossy stones,
Copper carp swimming lazily,
And beyond,
A faint toneless hissing echo of rain
That tears at my heart.

John Gould Fletcher offers a brief history of Japanese poetry, as well as a short, yet vivid, compilation of his own Japanese-inspired poems. (summary by John N. Daily)

Genre(s): Single author

Language: English

Keyword(s): hokku (2), haiku (2), japanese poetry (2), basho (1), japan-inspired (1)