There were many lyric poems singing the praise of joys and sorrows of youth in Betsuri that made Bokusui a prominent naturalistic poet who ultimately came to acquire a status in the circle of poets.
青春の哀歓を謳歌した抒情歌が多く、自然主義の歌人として牧水の名を広め、ついには歌壇的地位を獲得するまでに至った。