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Commentary:

One of Buson's death poems. Compare this to Bashô's final poem--Bashô speaks of the withered fields of late winter, Buson speaks of the returning plum blossom's of early spring. This shows much about the difference in their characters.

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Japanese:

白梅に 明くるよばかりと なりにけり

Romanization:

Shiraume ni akuru yo bakari to nari ni keri

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