Bashō Matsuo

"“Winter solitude-in a world of one colourthe sound of the wind.”"

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"“Winter solitude-in a world of one colourthe sound of the wind.”"

Bashō Matsuo

"At one time I was weary of verse writing, and wanted to give it up. At another time I was determined to be a poet until I could establish a proud name over others. The alternatives battled in my mind and made my life restless."

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"Awakened at midnightby the sound of the water jarcracking from the ice"

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"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."

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"The journey itself is my home."

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"On this roadwhere nobody else travelsautumn nightfall."

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"Not knowing the name of the tree,I stood in the floodof its sweet scent."

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"When composing a verse let there not be a hair's breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy."

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"Real poetry, is to lead a beautiful life. To live poetry is better than to write it."

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"Winter solitude-in a world of one colourthe sound of the wind."

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"Summer grasses,All that remains Of soldiers' dreams"

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"This autumn-why am I growing old?bird disappearing among clouds."