"What a strange thing! to be alive beneath…" — Kobayashi Issa
"What a strange thing! to be alive beneath cherry blossoms."
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27 Quotes by Kobayashi Issa
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Even with insects - some can sing, some can't.
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There is no stranger under the cherry tree.
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Listen, all creeping things, the bell of transience.
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Face of the spring moon- about twelve years old, I'd say.
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In spring rain a pretty girl yawning.
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Moon, plum blossoms, this, that, and the day goes
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Red morning sky - snail, are you glad of it?
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To the fuki plant, dandelions, and their kind that lie for long patiently under the fallen snow, comes the season…
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Summer night-- even the stars are whispering to each other.
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Here I'm here- the snow falling.
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The world of dew is the world of dew. And yet, and yet--
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Where there are humans, You'll find flies, And Buddhas.
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