“Falling ill on a journey, my dreams wander the withered fields”
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Famous Matsuo Bashō Quotes
“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.”