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Do not resemble me-Never be like a musk melon Cut in two identical halves.

Matsuo Basho

Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.
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Calm Rock Serene Sound
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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Age Deep Destiny Forever Home Journey Life Moon Old Sun Time Travel
Old pond, frog jumps in – plop.
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Old Pond
How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.
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Face Flower God Myself See
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
I felt quite at home, / As if it were mine sleeping lazily / In this house of fresh air.
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Air Home Quite Sleep
Seek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought.
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Journey Path Seek Wisdom
Traveler’s heart. Never settled long in one place. Like a portable fire.
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Fire Heart Place Travel
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
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
Fresh spring! / The world is only Nine days old – / These fields and mountains!
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Age Fresh Mountain Nature Spring Time World
Winter solitude- in a world of one colour the sound of the wind.
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Oneself Solitude Sound Wind Winter
A thicket of summer grass / Is all that remains / Of the dreams of ancient warriors.
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Dreams Summer Warrior
Why so scrawny, cat? Starving for fat fish or mice… Or backyard love?
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Cat Love Starve
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
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Deep Seek Teaching Wisdom
Learn the rules, and then forget them.
MATSUO BASHO

Forget Inspirational Learning Rule

Do not resemble me-Never be like a musk melon Cut in two identical halves.

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