With every gust of wind, the butterfly changes its place on the willow.
MATSUO BASHOAround existence twine, (Oh, bridge that hangs across the gorge!) ropes of twisted vine.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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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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Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem.
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How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers.
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I felt quite at home, / As if it were mine sleeping lazily / In this house of fresh air.
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Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die.
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A thicket of summer grass / Is all that remains / Of the dreams of ancient warriors.
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Come, butterfly It’s late- We’ve miles to go together.
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Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.
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All my friends / viewing the moon – / an ugly bunch.
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The moon is brighter since the barn burned.
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Real poetry, is to lead a beautiful life. To live poetry is better than to write it.
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Plunge Deep enough in order to see something that is hidden and glimmering.
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The sea darkens And a wild duck s call Is faintly white.
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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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Come out to view / the truth of flowers blooming / in poverty.
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