Collecting all The rains of May The swift Mogami River.
MATSUO BASHOOld pond, leap-splash – a frog.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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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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Year’s end, all corners of this floating world, swept.
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Do not resemble me-Never be like a musk melon Cut in two identical halves.
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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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An autumn night – don’t think your life didn’t matter.
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A thicket of summer grass / Is all that remains / Of the dreams of ancient warriors.
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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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How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.
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Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem.
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When I speak My lips feel cold – The autumn wind.
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At the ancient pond the frog plunges into the sound of water.
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This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree; And from the bamboo, of the bamboo.
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The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.
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From all these trees, in the salads, the soup, everywhere, cherry blossoms fall.
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