A cicada shell

By Matsuo Basho

A cicada shell;

it sang itself

    utterly away.

The Cicada is further referenced by Basho in two other poemshttp://oldpoetry.com/opoem/98955-Matsuo-Basho-None-is-travelling http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/17544-Matsuo-Basho-Stillness