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"When composing a verse let there not be a hair's breadth separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy." ~Basho

"Don't follow in the footsteps of the old poets, seek what they sought." ~Basho

To a leg of a heron                                   Sleep on horseback,                                             Spring departs.
Adding a long shank                                The far moon in a continuing dream,                        Birds cry
Of a pheasant.                                         Steam of roasting tea.                                            Fishes' eyes are filled with tears
 

                                                                                                                        

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