Winter garden, the moon thinned to a thread, insects singing.
MATSUO BASHOBreaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water – A deep resonance.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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Year’s end, all corners of this floating world, swept.
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Clapping my hands with the echoes the summer moon begins to dawn.
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Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves.
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Come, see the true flowers of this pained world.
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This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
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Come, butterfly It’s late- We’ve miles to go together.
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Around existence twine, (Oh, bridge that hangs across the gorge!) ropes of twisted vine.
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From all these trees, in the salads, the soup, everywhere, cherry blossoms fall.
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Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem.
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Old dark sleepy pool… Quick unexpected frog Goes plop! Watersplash!
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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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Don’t imitate me / we are not two halves / of a muskmelon.
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Sadly, I part from you; Like a clam torn from its shell, I go, and autumn too.
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Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.
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A thicket of summer grass / Is all that remains / Of the dreams of ancient warriors.
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