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How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.

Matsuo Basho

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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Companion Humanity Leaving Mindset Mountain Universe Wisdom Yourself
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
Clapping my hands with the echoes the summer moon begins to dawn.
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Beginning Dawn Hands Moon Summer
Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die.
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Cry Death Flower
Not to think of yourself / as someone who did not count — / Festival of the Souls.
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Count Festival Soul Thinking
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
No matter where your interest lies, you will not be able to accomplish anything unless you bring your deepest devotion to it.
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Accomplishment Deep Devotion Interest Yourself
Year’s end, all corners of this floating world, swept.
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Age Float Time World
Spring rain leaking through the roof dripping from the wasps’ nest.
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Home Insect Rain Spring
How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.
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Face Flower God Myself See
All my friends / viewing the moon – / an ugly bunch.
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Friendship Moon Ugly View
From all these trees, in the salads, the soup, everywhere, cherry blossoms fall.
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Fall Food Tree
First snow-falling-on the half-finished bridge.
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Bridge Fall Snow
On a bare branch a crow is perched – autumn evening.
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Autumn Evening
The journey itself is my home.
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Home Journey Myself
Old pond, leap-splash – a frog.
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Frog Old

How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.

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