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
MATSUO BASHOHarvest moon: around the pond I wander and the night is gone.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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Spring rain conveyed under the trees in drops.
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I am one who eats breakfast gazing at morning glories.
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On a bare branch a crow is perched – autumn evening.
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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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Come out to view / the truth of flowers blooming / in poverty.
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The oak tree: not interested in cherry blossoms.
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April’s air stirs in Willow-leaves, a butterfly Floats and balances.
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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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How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers.
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At the ancient pond the frog plunges into the sound of water.
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How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.
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The journey itself is my home.
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Seek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought.
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The basis of art is change in the universe.
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