How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers.
MATSUO BASHOOld pond, frog jumps in – plop.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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Spring rain conveyed under the trees in drops.
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Old pond, leap-splash – a frog.
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This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
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Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
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Old pond, frog jumps in – plop.
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree; And from the bamboo, of the bamboo.
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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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Seek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought.
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Traveler’s heart. Never settled long in one place. Like a portable fire.
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Old dark sleepy pool… Quick unexpected frog Goes plop! Watersplash!
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I hope to have gathered To repay your kindness The willow leaves Scattered in the garden.
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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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Poverty’s child – he starts to grind the rice, and gazes at the moon.
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Breaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water – A deep resonance.
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Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.
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