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Harvest moon: around the pond I wander and the night is gone.

Matsuo Basho

The universe and its beings are a complementarity of empty infinity, intimate interrelationships, and total uniqueness of each and every being.
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Empty Intimate Relationship Unique Universe
Go to the pine if you want to learn about the pine, or to the bamboo if you want to learn about the bamboo. And in doing so, you must leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself. Otherwise you impose yourself on the object and you do not learn.
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Knowledge Learning Leaving Nature Wisdom Yourself
Old pond, leap-splash – a frog.
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Frog Old
Breaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water – A deep resonance.
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Break Deep Frog Resonate Silence Water
Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
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Day Destination Home Journey
Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.
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Calm Rock Serene Sound
Spring rain leaking through the roof dripping from the wasps’ nest.
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Home Insect Rain Spring
The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.
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Flower Myself Sound Stop Temple
He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who attains to completes ten is a master.
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Creation Life Master Poem Poet Time Writing
The journey itself is my home.
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Home Journey Myself
This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
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Autumn Disappear Growth Myself Old
Farewell, my old fan. / Having scribbled on it, / What could I do but tear it / At the end of summer?
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End Fan Myself Old Summer
Between our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom.
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Live Nature Ourselves Tree
A thicket of summer grass / Is all that remains / Of the dreams of ancient warriors.
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Dreams Summer Warrior
Awakened at midnight by the sound of the water jar cracking from the ice.
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Awake Ice Night Sound Water
The oak tree: not interested in cherry blossoms.
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Flower Interest Tree

Harvest moon: around the pond I wander and the night is gone.

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