17 Quotes by Basho

April's air stirs in Willow-leaves...a butterflyFloats and balances

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

Mountain-rose petalsFalling, falling, falling now...Waterfall music

Old dark sleepy pool...Quick unexpected frog Goes plop! Watersplash!

dozing on horsebacksmoke form the tea-firesdrifts to the moon

on this mountain sorrow...tell me about it digger of wild yams

Seek on high bare trailsSky-reflecting violets...Mountain-top jewels

Ballet in the air...Twin butterflies until, twice whiteThey Meet, they mate