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Matsuo Basho

The fact that Saigyo composed a poem that begins, “I shall be unhappy without loneliness,” shows that he made loneliness his master.
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Beginning Lonely Master Myself Poem
The haiku that reveals seventy to eighty percent of its subject is good. Those that reveal fifty to sixty percent, we never tire of.
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Goodness Hide Mystery Poem Reveal
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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Age Deep Destiny Forever Home Journey Life Moon Old Sun Time Travel
Poverty’s child – he starts to grind the rice, and gazes at the moon.
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Children Moon Poverty Start
Winter garden, the moon thinned to a thread, insects singing.
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Insect Old Pond Sing Winter
On a bare branch a crow is perched – autumn evening.
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Autumn Evening
Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem.
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Death Life Moments Poem
Sadly, I part from you; Like a clam torn from its shell, I go, and autumn too.
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Autumn Break Up End Leaving Myself Relationship Yourself
Between our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom.
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Live Nature Ourselves Tree
For this lovely bowl let us arrange these flowers since there is no rice.
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Flower Food Love Poverty Togetherness
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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Companion Humanity Leaving Mindset Mountain Universe Wisdom Yourself
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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Empty Intimate Relationship Unique Universe
Seek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought.
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Journey Path Seek Wisdom
Come, see the true flowers of this pained world.
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Flower Pain See True World
Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves.
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Deep Learning Listen Nature Talk Wisdom
I hope to have gathered To repay your kindness The willow leaves Scattered in the garden.
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Garden Hope Kindness Pay

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