“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
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Famous Matsuo Bashō Quotes
“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