“An old silent pond... A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again.”
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Famous Matsuo Bashō Quotes
“Chrysanthemum Silence - monk Sips his morning tea.”
Source: Lips too Chilled
“Falling ill on a journey, my dreams wander the withered fields”
“In the cicada's cry There's no sign that can foretell How soon it must die.”
“On a withered branch A crow has alighted: Nightfall in autumn.”
“Fleas and lice biting; awake all night a horse pissing close to my ear”
“Here, where a thousand captains swore grand conquest… tall grass their monument”
“Clouds come from time to time - and bring to men a chance to rest from looking at the moon.”
Source: The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
“The River Mogami has drowned Far and deep Beneath its surging waves The flaming sun of summer”
Source: The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
“Here is a greedy man who keeps to himself The beautiful pears ripe in his garden.”
Source: The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
“A bush-warbler, Coming to the verandah-edge, Left its droppings On the rice-cakes.”
Source: The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
“Cormorant fishing: How stirring, How saddening”
Source: Lips too Chilled
“Wintery day, On my horse A frozen shadow.”
Source: Lips too Chilled