Haiku · Nature

Autumn Evening (haiku)

by Matsuo Bashō · 1680

on a bare branch sits

a crow, settled in for night —

autumn evening falls

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Quick facts

Poem: Autumn Evening (haiku)
Poet: Matsuo Bashō
Published: 1680
Length: 3 lines
Form: Haiku
Themes: Nature, Autumn, Short

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Shape: 3 lines · one 3-line stanza
End rhyme: No regular perfect end rhyme. The poem may still be using slant rhyme, assonance, or internal echo, which this check does not score.
Line length: Mostly 5-syllable lines.

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The source work is historical; this English wording is a QuillOak editorial translation.

Author record: Matsuo Bashō1644–1694
Source record: QuillOak editorial translationAutumn Evening (haiku), QuillOak English translation of the public-domain source work
Display decision: Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
Publication record: 1680
Translation: QuillOak editorial desk
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Editorial handling: Whitespace and stanza breaks normalized for web display; no material wording change recorded.