"In his later, bedridden years his observations were limited almost entirely to his sickroom and the small garden that adjoined it, yet he continued until the very end to draw artistic inspiration from the few flowers, plants, and other objects that were within his field of vision. Or he wrote about the foods he enjoyed, particularly such fruits as persimmons, since eating was one of the few physical pleasures that his ailment had not deprived him of."
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Burton Watson, 1998, Masaoka Shiki: Selected Poems
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Masaoka Shiki
Masaoka Shiki (September 17, 1867 â September 19, 1902) was a Japanese poet, literary critic, and journalist of the Meiji period.
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