Meigetsuya Kawazutobikomu Mizunooto
  Frog is juming into the pond. It's the night with full
  moon, and it's so quiet. Only the sound of frog is heard... 

Samidarewo Atsumete Hayashi, Mogamigawa
  
In Rainy season, river Mogamigawa collects all the rain,
   and runs so fast.

Yamajikite, Naniyara yukashi, sumiregusa
  
I come into the mountain, and I find a flower: Sumiregusa.
   It's somehow so sweet, and graceful.

Kasashimaha, izuko satsukino, nukarimiti
  
This place Kasashima is muddy because it absorbs rain
   in rainy season

Ayamegusa ashinimusunnda Warajinoo
  
I am using Ayamegusa (type of plant) for Waraji(Japanese
   shoes.)
Tabiniyami Yumeha arenowo Kakemeguru
   I am obsessed with traveling. Even at this dying bed, my
   dream keeps me wonder into the wilderness.
   (This was his last haiku. He died soon.)


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