Best 7 quotes in «basho quotes» category

My children are monsters, Kiro thought. And I am responsible. Perhaps if I had read them the haikus of Basho when they were little instead of that American manifesto of high-pressure sales, Green Eggs and Ham...

There was a mild wind in the air, and one or two petals of cherry blossom were falling gently to the ground. It was the kind of day you often have in late March—so perfect that you want it to last for ever.

Searching for the scent of the early plum, I found it by the eaves Of a proud storehouse.

Here is a greedy man who keeps to himself The beautiful pears ripe in his garden.

A bush-warbler, Coming to the verandah-edge, Left its droppings On the rice-cakes.

Ah, it is spring, Great spring it is now, Great, great spring - Ah, Great -

Had I crossed the pass Supported by a stick, I would have spared myself The fall from the horse.