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Felling a tree and gazing at the cut end – tonight’s moon.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho Poverty’s child – he starts to grind the rice, and gazes at the moon.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho Winter solitude- in a world of one colour the sound of the wind.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho Come, see the true flowers of this pained world.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho Seek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who attains to completes ten is a master.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho Why so scrawny, cat? Starving for fat fish or mice… Or backyard love?
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho Breaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water – A deep resonance.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho An autumn night – don’t think your life didn’t matter.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho Clapping my hands with the echoes the summer moon begins to dawn.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho Around existence twine, (Oh, bridge that hangs across the gorge!) ropes of twisted vine.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho The universe and its beings are a complementarity of empty infinity, intimate interrelationships, and total uniqueness of each and every being.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho Spring rain leaking through the roof dripping from the wasps’ nest.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho Summer grasses — all that remains of great soldiers’ imperial dreams.
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From our community writers
And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
J.S BrownJ.S Brown
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I want a brighter word than bright.
John KeatsJohn Keats It’s always tough when you lose – you’ve worked so hard for that moment and it hasn’t gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there’s always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game.
Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova I arise from dreams of thee In the first sweet sleep of night, when the winds are breathing low, and the stars are shining bright.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley Your voice is my brightest sunshine through the winter nights. Your voice is the only melody that can rock me to sleep.
Tene EdwardsTene Edwards Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens, you have made them bright, precious and fair.
Francis of AssisiFrancis of Assisi The light from the heart shines ever so brightly like a beautiful flower opening up to the world.
Jasmine KangJasmine Kang Your future is entirely way too bright for you to let anything or anyone block your light.
Rachel WolchinRachel Wolchin The eyes are the seat of the brain and not the soul. Having a clear eye sight will also result in a bright mind.
Mwanandeke KindemboMwanandeke Kindembo