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JAPANESE DEATH POEMS
In honor and celebration of those who have passed before us, we offer a selection of poems written about death. Let us raise a glass in celebration and appreciation of the departed. 

Celebrate Impermanence. Embrace each moment and each other. 

 

In honor and celebration of those who have passed before us, we offer a selection of poems written about death. Let us raise a glass in celebration and appreciation of the departed. The following poems were written by haiku poets on the verge of death. 

 

All poems have been translated from Japanese.

MORNING GLORY

EVEN THOUGH YOU WITHER

DAWN WILL BREAK ANEW.

 

– GENGEN’ICHI, 1804

A BRIGHT AND PLEASANT

AUTUMN DAY TO MAKE

DEATH’S JOURNEY.

 

– FUKYU, 1771

I WONDER WHERE
THE WINDS OF WINTER
DRIVE THE RAINCLOUDS…
 

– HAKUEN, 1806

NOW AS A SPIRIT
I SHALL ROAM
THE SUMMER FIELDS.

– HOKUSAI, 1849

I SHIFT MY PILLOW

CLOSER TO

THE FULL MOON.

– SAIBA, 1858

WHEN AUTUMN WINDS BLOW

NOT ONE LEAF REMAINS

THE WAY IT WAS.

– TOGYU, 1749

THE OWNER OF THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS

TURNS TO COMPOST

FOR THE TREES.

– UTSU, 1863

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