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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree; And from the bamboo, of the bamboo.

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All my friends / viewing the moon – / an ugly bunch.
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Friendship Moon Ugly View
This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
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Autumn Disappear Growth Myself Old
Go to the object. Leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself. Do not impose yourself on the object. Become one with the object. Plunge deep enough into the object to see something like a hidden glimmering there.
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Deep Enough Gide Leaving Object Subject Yourself
When I speak My lips feel cold – The autumn wind.
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Autumn Cold Feeling Lips Myself Talk Voice Wind
Collecting all The rains of May The swift Mogami River.
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Collection Rain River Water
Farewell, my old fan. / Having scribbled on it, / What could I do but tear it / At the end of summer?
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End Fan Myself Old Summer
I felt quite at home, / As if it were mine sleeping lazily / In this house of fresh air.
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Air Home Quite Sleep
Breaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water – A deep resonance.
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Break Deep Frog Resonate Silence Water
He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who attains to completes ten is a master.
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Creation Life Master Poem Poet Time Writing
Spring rain leaking through the roof dripping from the wasps’ nest.
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Home Insect Rain Spring
Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die.
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Cry Death Flower
From all these trees, in the salads, the soup, everywhere, cherry blossoms fall.
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Fall Food Tree
The oak tree: not interested in cherry blossoms.
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Flower Interest Tree
Spring rain conveyed under the trees in drops.
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Drop Spring Tree
The journey itself is my home.
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Home Journey Myself
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

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