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Quotes by Kobayashi Issa

Red morning sky -
 snail,
  are you glad of it?

Kobayashi Issa (1763 - 1827)
Source: Zen Calendar
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Carrying a poppy
he passes through
the quarrel.

Kobayashi Issa (1763 - 1827)
Source: Issa, 1825
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The world of dew
is the world of dew,
And yet, and yet...

Kobayashi Issa (1763 - 1827)
 
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I take a nap making the mountain water pound the rice.

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Moon, plum blossoms, this, that, and the day goes

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Where there are humans you'll find flies, and Buddhas.

Kobayashi Issa (1763 - 1827)
 
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Listen, all creeping things, the bell of transience.

Kobayashi Issa (1763 - 1827)
 
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