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Owersettins o haiku

Daybrak.
The storm beeriet
In the snaw
 frae Shiro (1742-1813)


In a doon-pish in June
The reef is dreepin
As I gyang tae the wattery
frae Kanro

Ontae the cauld san'
Waves cam breengin
Ooto pit-mirk
 frae Aro (1879-1951)

Petals skitter an faa
Frae the boughs
Ben the meen's physog
frae Mokkoku

Tae the sun-rise abune the sea
A cock craws
Its braith, rikkin
 frae Takeo (1908-)

A drap o dyew
Gaed the ant
A stammygaster
 frae Bosha (1900-)

Snaw in the gloamin
Taps at the yett
The soun is saft
frae Joyo

Ower the stanes
Traivels the sang
O the winter burn
frae Ito

Waukin forrit wi a new-cut flouer
Intae the foreneen sun
Barfit
 frae Masao