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10 poems of butterbur.
ふき · in 10 of the 701 poems of Sōmokutō
- when i walk, butterbur budsOne Man Within
- today, picking butterbur and eating butterburOne Man Within
- no one comes to visit — i simmer butterbur in soyWalking Mountains, Walking Waters
- deep in the mountains the butterbur shoots at least are in bloomFrom Journey to Journey
- a slight bitterness too — the butterbur shoots of my old homeA Landscape of Weeds
- the butterbur sprout that always comes up has come upPersimmon Leaves
- find one and there are butterburs — two, threeCold and Alone
- butterbur buds — this year too, here, butterbur budsCold and Alone
- hushed, a butterbur bud — let me rest hereHeart for the Road
- always in the red and somehow, somehow — a butterbur shootThe Crow
Butterbur buds announce the spring. Many of these poems read like greetings to what returns, each year, to the same spot. “Butterbur buds — this year too, here, butterbur buds.”