Come, see the true flowers of this pained world.
MATSUO BASHOThe sea darkens And a wild duck s call Is faintly white.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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Old pond, frog jumps in – plop.
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Between our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom.
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This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
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Year’s end, all corners of this floating world, swept.
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Do not resemble me-Never be like a musk melon Cut in two identical halves.
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Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.
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With every gust of wind, the butterfly changes its place on the willow.
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Felling a tree and gazing at the cut end – tonight’s moon.
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Fresh spring! / The world is only Nine days old – / These fields and mountains!
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The moon and sun are travelers through eternity. Even the years wander on. Whether drifting through life on a boat or climbing toward old age leading a horse, each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
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A flute with no holes is not a flute.
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Come out to view / the truth of flowers blooming / in poverty.
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Don’t imitate me / we are not two halves / of a muskmelon.
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Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem.
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A thicket of summer grass / Is all that remains / Of the dreams of ancient warriors.
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