内容简介
Basho,oneofthegreatestofJapanesepoetsandthemasterofhaiku,wasalsoaBuddhistmonkandalife-longtraveller.Hispoemscombine'karumi',orlightnessoftouch,withtheZenidealofonenesswithcreation.Eachpoemevokesthenaturalworld-thecherryblossom,theleapingfrog,thesummermoonorthewintersnow-suggestingthesmallnessofhumanlifeincomparisontothevastnessanddramaofnature.Bashohimselfenjoyedsolitudeandalifefreefrompossessions,andhishaikuaretheworkofanobservanteyeandameditativemind,unclutteredbymaterialismandalivetothebeautyoftheworldaroundhim.