fallen to the ground
like those words of old–
glowing leaves.
~Inko
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being alone
may also be pleasant
autumn dusk
~Buson*
cited:
Haiku Master Buson
Sawa, Yuki & Shiffert, Edith
late autumn
a single chair waiting
for someone yet to come
~Akito*
*cited:
the pile of
fallen leaves
separates my hermitage
further and further
from the world of woe.
~Otagaki Rengetsu*
*cited:
when the wind blows
the under leaves of the oak
make whispering sounds
and where are they off to,
chatting as they go?
~Takayori*
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
Steven Carter
A grove
of bushes dipped in red?
Autumn leaves.
~Sozei*
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
Steven Carter
blow again–
and the closer the better,
autumn wind.
~ Ouchi Masahiro*
*cited:
Haiku Before Haiku
Steven D Carter
oh leaves, ask the wind which of you
will be the first to fall.
~ Soseki*
cited:
The Moon in the Pines
Jonathan Clements
early winter —
I thought I was going visiting
but the person has come here
~Buson*
*cited:
Haiku Master Buson
Y Sawa & E Shiffert
My own shadow
trodden on in the shadows —
cooling off
~Buson*
*cited:
Haiku Master Buson
Y. Sawa & E. Shiffert
Mountain temple:
far as the pillow where I lie
the willow sheds its flowers.
~Horoku*
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*cited:
Japanese Death Poems
Yoel Hoffmann
a meditative journey 
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