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11 poems of buds.
め · in 11 of the 701 poems of Sōmokutō
- buds on the trees buds in the grass I keep on walkingThe Begging Bowl
- the road turns quiet and the buds of dokudamiThe Begging Bowl
- among the fallen leaves — a narcissus shoot, is it?One Man Within
- the town in the twelfth month — the greengrocer's onions have sproutedWalking Mountains, Walking Waters
- the old days of our teacher too — maple budsFrom Journey to Journey
- just as I am as a weed I put out budsA Landscape of Weeds
- some days even the longing for people — buds on the trees, buds on the grassA Landscape of Weeds
- pissing at my leisure among nothing but grass shootsPersimmon Leaves
- still alive after all these tree buds and grass budsPersimmon Leaves
- suddenly thoughts of home — the sansho budsHeart for the Road
- buds on the trees buds on the grass — from here onThe Crow
Tree buds and grass buds are the most forward-looking words in his poems. One can always start again from here. “Buds on the trees buds on the grass — from here on.”