Poet's Corner: On the Way to Nara by Basho

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I've got haikus on the brain today. It's been a very long time since I've posted a poem but I plan to post a lot next month so I am warming up. Here's a haiku from the master of the form, Basho.

On the Way to Nara by Basho [trans. Asataro Miyamore]

Thanks to Spring, a nameless hill
Has its veil of morning mist