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
MATSUO BASHO
The basis of art is change in the universe.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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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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Winter garden, the moon thinned to a thread, insects singing.
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For this lovely bowl let us arrange these flowers since there is no rice.
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Old pond, leap-splash – a frog.
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Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.
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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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I hope to have gathered To repay your kindness The willow leaves Scattered in the garden.
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Not to think of yourself / as someone who did not count — / Festival of the Souls.
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I am one who eats breakfast gazing at morning glories.
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.
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Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.
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The universe and its beings are a complementarity of empty infinity, intimate interrelationships, and total uniqueness of each and every being.
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Breaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water – A deep resonance.
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I felt quite at home, / As if it were mine sleeping lazily / In this house of fresh air.
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Without bitterest cold that penetrates to the very bone, how can plum blossoms send forth their fragrance all over the world?
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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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