How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.
MATSUO BASHOHow I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.
MATSUO BASHONo matter where your interest lies, you will not be able to accomplish anything unless you bring your deepest devotion to it.
MATSUO BASHOI felt quite at home, / As if it were mine sleeping lazily / In this house of fresh air.
MATSUO BASHOOn a bare branch a crow is perched – autumn evening.
MATSUO BASHOI am one who eats breakfast gazing at morning glories.
MATSUO BASHOFor this lovely bowl let us arrange these flowers since there is no rice.
MATSUO BASHOEvery moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem.
MATSUO BASHOGo to the pine if you want to learn about the pine, or to the bamboo if you want to learn about the bamboo. And in doing so, you must leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself. Otherwise you impose yourself on the object and you do not learn.
MATSUO BASHODo not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
MATSUO BASHOCome, see the true flowers of this pained world.
MATSUO BASHOTraveler’s heart. Never settled long in one place. Like a portable fire.
MATSUO BASHOSadly, I part from you; Like a clam torn from its shell, I go, and autumn too.
MATSUO BASHOA thicket of summer grass / Is all that remains / Of the dreams of ancient warriors.
MATSUO BASHOApril’s air stirs in Willow-leaves, a butterfly Floats and balances.
MATSUO BASHOWhen I speak My lips feel cold – The autumn wind.
MATSUO BASHOOld pond, leap-splash – a frog.
MATSUO BASHO