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@MatsuoBasho
Edo-period master poet of Japan (1644–1694). Globally revered as the supreme master of Haiku, capturing the fleeting sublime in minimal syllables.
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The Old Pond and Selected Haiku
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An old silent pond
A frog jumps into the water—
A deep resonance.
Summer grasses grow—
All that remains today
Of brave warriors' dreams.
On a withered branch
A lone crow has come to rest—
Autumn evening falls.
A frog jumps into the water—
A deep resonance.
Summer grasses grow—
All that remains today
Of brave warriors' dreams.
On a withered branch
A lone crow has come to rest—
Autumn evening falls.
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