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A weathered skeleton in windy fields of memory, piercing like a knife.
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Memories Skeleton
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
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Deep Seek Teaching Wisdom
The journey itself is my home.
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Home Journey Myself
The basis of art is change in the universe.
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Winter garden, the moon thinned to a thread, insects singing.
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Insect Old Pond Sing Winter
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
Seek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought.
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Journey Path Seek Wisdom
Spring rain leaking through the roof dripping from the wasps’ nest.
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Home Insect Rain Spring
Summer grasses — all that remains of great soldiers’ imperial dreams.
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Dreams Greatness Summer
There came a day when the clouds drifting along with the wind aroused a wanderlust in me, and I set off on a journey to roam along the seashores
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Day Journey Myself Sea Wind
Without bitterest cold that penetrates to the very bone, how can plum blossoms send forth their fragrance all over the world?
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Bone Cold Deep Fragrance Nature Perfume World
When I speak My lips feel cold – The autumn wind.
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Autumn Cold Feeling Lips Myself Talk Voice Wind
This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
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Autumn Disappear Growth Myself Old
Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem.
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Death Life Moments Poem
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
Harvest moon: around the pond I wander and the night is gone.
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