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The haiku that reveals seventy to eighty percent of its subject is good. Those that reveal fifty to sixty percent, we never tire of.

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Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem.
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Death Life Moments Poem
When composing a verse let there not be a hair’s breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy.
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Breathe Compose Dangerous Enemy Fall Hairs Mindset Tree Writing
Come, see the true flowers of this pained world.
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Flower Pain See True World
Sadly, I part from you; Like a clam torn from its shell, I go, and autumn too.
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Autumn Break Up End Leaving Myself Relationship Yourself
Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
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Day Destination Home Journey
Around existence twine, (Oh, bridge that hangs across the gorge!) ropes of twisted vine.
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Existence Plant Rope Twisted
An autumn night – don’t think your life didn’t matter.
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Autumn Life Night Thinking Yourself
Collecting all The rains of May The swift Mogami River.
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Collection Rain River Water
Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things-mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity-and enjoy the falling blossoms and the scattering leaves.
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Companion Humanity Leaving Mindset Mountain Universe Wisdom Yourself
The sea darkens And a wild duck s call Is faintly white.
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Animal Call Darkness Sea White Wild
Year’s end, all corners of this floating world, swept.
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Age Float Time World
Winter garden, the moon thinned to a thread, insects singing.
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Insect Old Pond Sing Winter
At the ancient pond the frog plunges into the sound of water.
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Pond Sound Water
Not to think of yourself / as someone who did not count — / Festival of the Souls.
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Count Festival Soul Thinking
For this lovely bowl let us arrange these flowers since there is no rice.
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Flower Food Love Poverty Togetherness
Old pond, leap-splash – a frog.
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Frog Old

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