Bashō, Hokku shiorefusu ya 29th November 2015 Thomas Leave a comment On snow: to someone whose child had died. しほれふすや世はさかさまの雪の竹 shiorefusu ya yo wa sakasama no yuki no take Bent down by the weight- The world seems back-to-front- Snow heavy on the bamboo grove. (Ca. 1666)