Snow melts,
And the village is overflowing --
with children.
(Issa)

"Harbingers"
Spring too, very soon!
They are setting the scene for it --
plum tree and moon.

(Basho)

Spring rain: as yet
the little froglets' bellies
haven't got wet.

(Buson)

A fluttering swarm
of cherry petals -- and there comes,
pursuing them, the storm!

(Sadaiye)

"Late Snow"
Seeming as though
this must be the last of it --
so much spring snow!

(Issa)

Dewdrops, limpid, small --
and such a lack of judgement shown
in where they fall!

(Soin)

"Sudden Shower"
Not even a hat --
and cold rain falling on me?
Tut-tut! Think of that!

(Basho)

"On the Road to Nara"
Oh, these spring days!
A nameless little mountain,
wrapped in morning haze!

(Basho)

"The Sun Path"
The sun's way:
hollyhocks turn toward it
through all the rains of May.

(Basho)

"The Silver Lining"
May rains pour:
and now the frogs are swimming
at my door!

(Sanpu)

Springtime rain: together,
intent upon their talking go
straw-raincoat and umbrella.

(Buson)

"Spring Breeze"
These morning airs --
one can see them stirring
caterpillar hairs!

(Buson)

"The Long Spring Day"
A day of spring --
wherever any water is,
in darkness lingering.

(Issa)

"Marvels"
"Marvelous!" I say,
as I watch, now this, now that --
and the springtime goes away.